"Don't blame Wontumi for slapping me, I love him" - says MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North,

According to him, Chairman Wontumi was acting on rumours by the National Democratic Party (NDC) aspiring MP, Nana Osei Bamfo, that the lawmaker was instructing people to go round polling stations with cutlasses to terrorise registrants.

"We have been best friends and I cannot blame him for what happened as investigations have revealed he is not to blame for the incident," Amanwaah told Joy News.

"I love my Regional Chairman and I love the Party. I have stood through thick and thin to rally behind the Party and I have been so committed and dedicated to the cause of the Party, having served in various capacities," he added.

Mr. Collins Owusu Amankwah was slapped and his constituency secretary, Felix Ibrahim was beaten by the Regional Chairman during the limited biometric voters registration exercise on May 1, in Krofrom.

The incident was reported to the Kumasi police headquarters and Chairman Wontumi arrested.

The MP told Joy FM that he drop the charge against the NPP regional chairman because his mother begged him to drop the charges after receiving threatening calls.

He opined that anything could have happened to his mother if he refused to drop the case and Wontumi was granted bail by the Asokwa District Magistrate Court.

"I have made up my mind not to comment on the issue again because we have gone far as far as out of court settlement is concerned," Amanwah concluded.