Lawyer and Member of Parliament Andy Appiah-Kubi has dismissed widespread rumors suggesting that Hon. Kennedy Agyapong played a role in securing bail for embattled Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

During an interview with Kwaku Dawuro on Movement TV, Appiah-Kubi clarified that although efforts to meet the bail conditions are nearly complete, the individual covering the bail requirements has chosen to remain anonymous.

“There are people who prefer to help quietly, without public recognition,” he explained. “The person who stepped in has not permitted me to reveal their identity.”

He went on to commend Kennedy Agyapong for offering assistance in a separate case involving Prof. Ameyaw Akumfi, but stressed that the support for Chairman Wontumi’s GH₵50 million bail did not come from the Assin Central MP.

Chairman Wontumi was granted bail on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, with two sureties required. His bail follows ongoing investigations by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) into alleged financial misconduct related to the Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank.

The situation escalated politically on Thursday when Minority Members of Parliament staged a walkout in Parliament, protesting what they described as an injustice.

The MPs argued that keeping Wontumi in custody despite being granted bail amounted to a violation of his rights and an example of selective application of justice.

“This has gone beyond the legal framework and is beginning to look like political persecution,” an opposition MP said to journalists outside Parliament.

Wontumi's legal troubles began after he was summoned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service for questioning over suspected involvement in illegal mining, known locally as "galamsey." After responding to the CID’s invitation, he was handed over to EOCO for further probes into financial offenses.

Authorities have linked him to illegal mining without proper licensing, the destruction of protected forest reserves, and the pollution of essential water sources—activities that are believed to have caused significant financial harm to the state.