Chairman Wontumi's summons have not been Withdrawn by Manhyia Palace - Reports

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According to some media sources, the summons for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council has been lifted. Manhyia Palace sources, however, have denied these reports.

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Due to alleged disparaging remarks made about the Asantehene, the Kumasi Traditional Council had ordered the NPP, under the direction of General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua, to bring Chairman Wontumi before them. This instruction came after a fight broke out during the recent screening of parliamentary candidates in the Ashanti area between Mr. Antwi Boasiako and the Kokosohene, Nana Kwaku Dua.

The Traditional Council invited Chairman Wontumi to a hearing, but he declined due to health concerns. The NPP national leadership then went before the Council to request an extension, and they were told to make sure Chairman Wontumi showed up within a week.

Sources at the Manhyia Palace have refuted allegations from several news portals claiming the Asantehene has ordered the Kumasi Traditional Council to stop considering Chairman Wontumi's case. They claim that the Asantehene has not made any such direction.

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The Kumasi Traditional Council is the second highest decision-making body in the Asante Kingdom, after the Asanteman Council, and its traditional jurisdiction covers the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, the Greater Kumasi area, as well as some parts of the Ashanti, Bono, and Ahafo Regions of Ghana. The Council includes chiefs from the 77 suburbs of Kumasi and is chaired by the overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, with Bantamahene, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatia VI, as the acting President of KTC.

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