A senior aide to former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has alleged that some prison inmates attempted to poison the politician.
Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah said Mr Antwi-Boasiako informed him of the alleged incident when he appeared in court on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, adding that prison authorities had initiated investigations to establish the facts.
“Chairman is okay. We haven’t received any medical reports from the doctors. But I have received indications that over the past week, some prison inmates attempted to poison him,” Dr Boakye-Danquah told Accra-based Citi FM.
His comments came as Mr Antwi-Boasiako marked 100 days in prison.
Dr Boakye-Danquah said investigations were underway to establish whether the alleged poisoning attempt occurred.
“And so I’ve been informed that there are some investigations that are ongoing to make sure that they verify the truth or otherwise of that,” he said.
He added that he had spoken to the prison commander, who assured him that the matter was being investigated.
“He mentioned that to me today when he came to court, and I have spoken to the commander, and the commander said he has asked them to investigate the matter, so he will come back to me on that issue. This attempted poisoning of his life happened a few days ago,” he said.
Dr Boakye-Danquah said no medical reports had been received in connection with the allegation. The circumstances surrounding the alleged incident remain under investigation.
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