Nana Yaa Jantuah, a senior staffer at the presidency, has openly criticized the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their recent protests concerning the bail conditions imposed on Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
In an interview with TV3 monitored by Kumasimail, Nana Yaa dismissed the NPP’s actions as mere theatrics, urging the Ashanti Regional Chairman to “man up” and face the legal consequences like a responsible adult.
Nana Yaa expressed surprise at Wontumi’s reaction to his bail conditions, describing him as a “coward” for what she perceives as his reluctance to confront the situation head-on.
She challenged the Ashanti Regional Chairman to stop what she called “childish behavior” and to stand firm regardless of the outcome.
“I never knew that Wontumi was such a coward. Look at how he’s behaving. With all the things he said about my power, about needing permission before coming to Ashanti Region, I never expected this,” Nana Yaa stated.
“He should man up and face it. Some of us, even women, have faced similar situations. He should stop acting like a little boy.”
According to Nana Yaa, the NPP’s protests are a deliberate attempt to create drama and garner sympathy, rather than a genuine fight for justice.
She contrasted the current situation with past investigations involving NDC and CPP members, noting that those inquiries were handled quietly and without public outcry.
“The NPP is just creating drama because they think this drama will save them. When some of us went to EOCO, BNI, and CID for investigations, nobody heard a word or saw any drama. I have been through such processes myself, but there was no noise,” she explained.
She further questioned the NPP’s public calls for EOCO officials, including the agency’s boss, Raymond, highlighting that such officials do not report to political parties and are simply performing their duties.
Nana Yaa underscored the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law in Ghana, reminding the public that no individual or political party is above the law.
She referenced statements by the Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkornoo affirming that legal processes must be respected regardless of political affiliations.
“The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. We are not in a jungle. The Chief Justice said the law is the law, no matter the noise you make,” she said.
“People from all political backgrounds, including the NDC and CPP, have faced investigations. Are the NPP more human or more Ghanaian than others? We all bleed Ghanaian blood,” she remarked.
Nana Yaa also recalled that political figures from various parties, including the NDC, have undergone scrutiny in the past, sometimes facing trumped-up charges, yet they endured without public dramatics.
“When the NDC was going through investigations in 2017, and even before that in 2001, there was no such noise. I wasn’t even an NDC member then, but I faced similar challenges quietly,” she noted.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
