Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the regional chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for Ashanti, has spoken out against the defeat of John Boadu, his favoured candidate for the party’s general secretary position.
On July 18, Chairman Wontumi declared he was feeling well despite John Boadu’s defeat in an interview with Angel FM.
The tycoon added that, of all the candidates he and his group backed for the party’s national leadership positions, only John Boadu was the only one to lose.
In his analysis of the outcomes, he noted that both the candidates’ victories and defeats were positive signs for democracy. In response to the specific question of how he felt about Boadu’s passing, he said:
“It’s good. I feel very, very good. We supported Stephen Ntim and he won. [Rita] Asobayire also won. Abdul Aziz Haruna Futah won as well. Seven people won [for us]. Dr China also won. It is only John Boadu who couldn’t win but in all, it is very very good for democracy.
“John Boadu is a very experienced politician. If you recall, he was defeated when he wanted to become the National Organizer from his previous position as National Youth organizer in 2010.
“Notwithstanding this, he served the party and did everything for the party. It was later on that the party elected him National Organiser when he contested again. He didn’t lose [in this election]. It is the NPP that has won,” Chairman Wontumi narrated.
Chairman Wontumi in the lead-up to the NPP’s national delegates conference led fourteen (14), other regional chairmen, to endorse John Boadu who came up against a strong contender in Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK).
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare
