Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has announced his decision to lead Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly referred to as Chairman Wontumi, and render an apology to President John Dramani Mahama.

During an interview on Channel One TV on Tuesday, 10 June, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, noted that some comments made by Wontumi against the president could be what may have landed him in trouble with security agencies.

“The hand behind this is bigger than the people who run the EOCO and the intelligence agencies. I will put it at the doorstep of President Mahama,” he said.

He admitted that "Wontumi went overboard in some of his videos," where he criticised the president./

"And I played a lot of them to show him on June 9. I told him we will go and beg, if we have to kneel down in front of President Mahama, and we will tell him that for these videos, he [Wontumi] crossed the line,” Dr Afriyie explained.

“Political rivalry is normal, but it must not be laced with fabrications or personal attacks,” he said, while urging the leadership of the party to join Wontumi in his attempt to engage the president.

Chairman Wontumi has been freed from the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office(EOCO) after successfully meeting his bail conditions.

He was released on Monday evening, June 2, and was seen captured walking with his hands around the General Secreatry of the NPP, Justin Kodua.

Chairman Wontumi was granted bail to the tune of GH₵50 million with two sureties to be justified following his arrest on Tuesday, May 27, in connection with ongoing investigations into alleged fraud, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state.

The charges also include a potential link to a wider international organised crime syndicate, as revealed by the Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai.

While released, Chairman Wontumi is expected to cooperate fully with the ongoing probe as part of his bail terms.