{"id":11230,"date":"2025-05-29T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=11230"},"modified":"2025-05-29T18:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T18:21:08","slug":"video-minority-mps-sit-on-the-floor-in-protest-of-wontumis-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=11230","title":{"rendered":"Video: Minority MPs sit on the floor in protest of Wontumi\u2019s detention"},"content":{"rendered":"

The protest by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs at the headquarters of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has intensified as Minority MPs have staged a dramatic sit-down, demanding the immediate release of Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.<\/p>\n

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The protest, which began with a march from Parliament to EOCO\u2019s head office in Accra on Thursday, escalated as Minority MPs, led by their Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, sat on the floor in symbolic defiance of what they described as \u201cunreasonable\u201d bail conditions imposed on their embattled colleague.<\/p>\n

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Chairman Wontumi, who was arrested earlier this week and interrogated by EOCO, was later granted bail of GH\u00a250 million with two sureties to be justified, a condition party members claim is excessive and politically motivated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose in charge must be professional. What is happening to Wontumi can happen to me tomorrow, it can happen to my respected senior here tomorrow\u2026 Enough is enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The MPs and supporters insisted they would not leave until EOCO reviews and varies the bail terms to make them more reasonable and until Wontumi is released.<\/p>\n

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Reports from the scene indicated rising tension as party supporters blocked nearby roads with car tyres. A police riot control vehicle that attempted to access the EOCO premises was obstructed by a pick-up truck, leading to a standoff between the aggrieved party supporters and security officers.<\/p>\n

Despite police efforts to engage with the crowd and restore order, the protesters stood their ground, chanting and refusing to disperse.<\/p>\n