Chairman Wontumi: Video Showing When He Was Rushed to the Hospital After EOCO Interrogation Drops
- The owner of Akonta Mining, Chairman Wontumi, fell sick during his interrogation with EOCO officials on Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- In a trending video shared online by Ghanaian blogger The 1957 News, the NPP politician was escorted to a hospital in a big convoy
- Many Ghanaians wondered if he was really ill or just pretending, as people weighed in on the ongoing case involving him and the EOCO
A dramatic video capturing the moment politician Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, was escorted from the Economic and Organised Crime (EOCO) headquarters in Accra to the hospital went viral online.
Source: Instagram
Chairman Wontumi rushed to the hospital
The video was posted by Ghanaian blogger The 1957 News on Instagram, showing the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) being whisked away in a convoy of about five pickup trucks.
The trending video was reportedly captured after approximately six hours of questioning by the EOCO officials at the headquarters on May 27, 2025.
According to The 1957 News, shortly after the convoy departed, Chairman Wontumi’s lawyer, Andy Appiah Kubi, addressed the media, saying that his client took ill during the intense interrogation session and had to be rushed to a hospital for urgent medical care.
The Ghanaian blogger noted that while Kubi initially declined to mention the exact medical facility, he disclosed that he later went to the 37 Military Hospital, believing that was where his client had been taken.
"Latest information we’ve gathered indicates that the lawyer went to the 37 Military Hospital, where he believed his client had been taken, but did not find him there," The 1957 News announced.
The footage of Chairman Wontumi being transported to hospital after the EOCO interrogation is below:
Reactions to Chairman Wontumi falling ill
Social media users shared mixed reactions, with some expressing concern for Wontumi's well-being and others wondering whether he was indeed ill, mentioning similar stunts in the past.
The reactions of social media users are below:
5ive.aa said:
"Kivo Hot Pepper 🌶️ E shi shi 😂😂."
nanak_shot_it said:
"You reap what you sow."
elikemthegossip_official said:
"The supporters lef now they are following him to the hospital."
leo_cuchuchini_ said:
"Hospital? He figa he be smart😂 this be tactics ooo. Herhh who say man no dey?? Mahama dey papa."
abbarimah_jnr said:
"Is he going to stay at the hospital forever 😂😂."
Source: Facebook
Chairman Wontumi cries for help over 'persecution'
YEN.com.gh also reported that Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi appealed to Ghanaians emotionally amid what he described as ongoing political persecution.
In a video, the outspoken politician claimed that President John Mahama's administration had frozen his bank accounts and seized several of his properties, leaving him financially stranded.
According to Wontumi, the situation had taken a toll on his family, as he was struggling to cater for his children’s education and daily needs, calling on people to rise and speak out against the injustice.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
