Wontumi’s team waits for official list as Mahama pardons 863 convicts

The team of businessman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, says it has not been officially told whether he is among the 863 convicts pardoned by President John Dramani Mahama.

The spokesperson for the former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Palgrave Boakye Danquah, said on Tuesday, October 6, that no formal communication had reached them indicating that Wontumi is covered by the pardon.

Dr Boakye Danquah said the team would not draw any conclusions until the authorities release the names and the categories of those covered.

“We don’t have the fine details yet and so if we are yet to be communicated to, we will let the public know. Our prayer and consideration will be that if we would have our name anywhere at all, it would be within the Special Recommendation or Petition category,” he said.

He added that the team’s main focus is securing bail for Wontumi on October 15, pending the outcome of his appeal.