The Kumasi Traditional Council will reportedly convene a significant meeting today, Monday, January 29, 2024, which could determine the future of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, in the Asante Kingdom.

Chairman Wontumi has been embroiled in controversy and found himself on the 'wanted list' of the second-highest decision-making body of the Kingdom, following alleged derogatory remarks against the Asantehene during a recent encounter with the Kokosohene, Nana Kwaku Dua, at a parliamentary aspirants' vetting in the Ashanti region.

Despite denying the accusations, Chairman Wontumi was summoned by the traditional council for a hearing, which he failed to attend citing health reasons. A regular panelist at Wontumi Radio, Lawyer Maurice Ampaw was also summoned to appear before the Council today in response to insults Ampaw allegedly rained on chiefs of the land.The NPP national leadership, who responded to the summons and pleaded on behalf of Chairman Wontumi for more time, was directed to ensure his appearance within a week.

Following an unqualified apology rendered by Wontumi Media to the Kumasi Traditional Council over derogatory comments, a news report on www.wontumionline.com suggested that the Asantehene had directed the council to discontinue the case.

However, media reports indicate that the council will reconvene today to deliberate on Chairman Wontumi's fate.

According to JoyNews, an invitation letter signed by the Registrar of the Council, Kwame Adusei Agyemang, informed Nananom of the scheduled sitting, urging attendance.

Despite Chairman Wontumi's previous failure to honor the invitation on health grounds, he was reportedly seen in the Bantama Constituency during the NPP’s Parliamentary Primaries on Saturday, January 27, 2024, where he claimed to be in good health.

While it remains uncertain if Chairman Wontumi will attend Monday's meeting, sources at the Manhyia Palace suggest that the traditional rulers are prepared to make a decision with or without his presence.

The Kumasi Traditional Council, being the largest traditional council in Ghana, holds significant influence as the second-largest decision-making body after the Asanteman Council, with members comprising chiefs from 77 suburbs of Kumasi. Acting President Bantamahene, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatiah VI, is expected to lead the proceedings in the absence of the overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who missed the last meeting.