The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako — widely known as Chairman Wontumi — was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after reportedly falling ill during questioning by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Accra.

His lawyer, Andy Appiah Kubi, confirmed the development to journalists but declined to reveal the name or location of the hospital where Mr Boasiako is being treated.

“I know where he is but I am not going to disclose the hospital. All I can say is that my client has been taken to the hospital for medical treatment,” said Mr Appiah Kubi, a former MP for Asante-Akim North.

Mr Boasiako was undergoing interrogation by EOCO when he took ill. The nature of the allegations being investigated has not been made public, but his lawyer said the interrogation process had not yet been completed.

“We have given our statements. They made some allegations against him, he responded to them,” he said. “We haven’t finished with the interrogation, so we will come back to continue, hopefully [Wednesday], if his condition improves. Otherwise, he will remain in the hospital until he is discharged.”

Mr Appiah Kubi also confirmed that Mr Boasiako has been served with a writ of summons from Exim Bank, separate from the EOCO investigation.

“We have also received a writ of summons from Exim Bank and we are going to respond to the pleadings tomorrow. I am very hopeful that we will be able to mount a defence,” he said.

Source:TheDotNews