Accra: Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaa Queen, has openly criticised Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), religious leaders, and traditional authorities for their perceived silence regarding the legal issues surrounding the party's Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi. Queen's comments, made during an appearance on Movement TV on July 27, 2026, included a stern warning that these individuals and groups would not be favoured if the NPP returns to power after the 2028 general elections.
According to Ghana Web, Queen has already compiled a list of individuals she intends to distance herself from should the NPP form the next government. She explicitly stated her intention to blacklist certain high-profile figures from contacting her during the initial months of the party's potential reign. "When we come into power, for the first six months, I have a list of some people, including chiefs, pastors, and other high-profile people, I will blacklist from contacting me. I have already informed them of my decision to block them," she declared.
Queen's criticism extended to CSOs, traditional leaders, pastors, and journalists for their failure to publicly address developments related to Wontumi's case. She accused these groups of remaining silent, suggesting their complicity or approval of the current government's actions. "Everything that is happening in this country now, CSOs have suddenly gone silent and are not talking about it. Neutrals, traditional leaders, pastors, and Christian society have all gone silent, affirming that they are in full support of whatever this government is doing. We have journalists claiming the president is deputy Jesus Christ on earth," she remarked.
Furthermore, Queen asserted that the NPP would not forget those who remained silent if they succeed in the 2028 elections. "When we win power in 2028, our candidate will be the deputy Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ himself, the twelve disciples, and everything. The silence these people have taken should remain like that till 2029. Power is transient, and on the night of December 7, 2028, after we are declared winners, no one will leave this country, and we shall see. We will see those who will come out to speak," she warned.
In a related development, Chairman Wontumi has been found guilty in the Samreboi illegal mining case. He was sentenced to a 20-year jail term by an Accra High Court, having been charged with unauthorized assignment of mining rights and facilitating illegal mining.