Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has disclosed that the recent bail variation application filed for Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, was initiated on the instructions of his wife.

The Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman remains in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) despite efforts by his legal team to secure his release.

Until Friday, his legal team had only been able to secure one surety.

Mr Appiah-Kubi, however, confirmed that despite having met all bail conditions, his client will not be going home yet due to a fresh legal application filed earlier in the day.

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That other development was a motion filed by NPP's Director of Legal Affairs, Gary Nimako, seeking a review of the bail conditions imposed on him by EOCO.

Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile, Dr Tampuli explained that Wontumi’s wife directed Mr Nimako to file for the variation of his bail conditions after initial attempts to meet the requirements proved difficult.

He explained that “On Tuesday after he (Wontumi) had left (The CID headquarters) in the afternoon, he was picked up, so naturally 48 hours would lapse in the afternoon on Thursday. So we were trying to get all these you bill conditions met before that time."

"So on Friday, Gary was instructed by Chairman Wontumi’s wife and his aid, not the party. Gary is the Director of Legal for the party, but he was not instructed by the General Secretary or the chairman of the National Council, but by Chairman Wontumi’s wife. So he got in touch with honorable Andy Appiah Kubi, and was asking for updates. Where are we? We haven't been able to get all the necessary."

The NPP legislator said Gary Nimako proposed to Mr Appiah Kubi that they "file processes or let's file another motion for variation of the bill conditions."

"According to Gary, Andy said he was in the process of doing so up to about 2:35 pm when the process was filed, I think Andy hadn't done so. So clearly, Chairman Wontumi’s wife was agitated, and she did that. She wants to see her husband, regardless of what is going on behind us. She wants to see her husband, and she wants to see the lawyers to be doing something. So if you are doing something and it's not known to her, obviously, she will not be satisfied. So she properly instructed Gary."

Also on the same show, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni, suggested internal disagreements within the NPP's legal team.