Legal practitioner Stanley has questioned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over what he describes as selective enforcement in the freezing of Bernard Antwi Boasiako’s (Chairman Wontumi’s) bank account, following payment to his company, Hallmark Civil Engineering, for a cocoa roads project.
According to Lawyer Stanley, the construction process followed due diligence—from initial clearing and formation through to the final bitumen layer.
He explained, “The construction of roads involves a complex process, starting with clearing and formation, followed by the construction of gutters, bridges, sub-base, and base, and finally, the laying of bitumen and gravel.
“After completion, engineers from the highways department inspect the work and issue a certificate, while another body values the work done,” he said on Wontumi Radio.
He argued that once this certified process is completed, it makes no economic or legal sense to delay payment. “It doesn’t make sense for payment to take longer to be made, as the value of the money devalues,” he said.
The controversy erupted after the NDC revealed that Wontumi’s company was among those paid on January 8, 2025—a date after which the outgoing Chief of Staff had allegedly instructed that payments be halted to allow the new administration time for review.
The NDC said that payment was in breach of the directive and grounds for freezing the account.
But Lawyer Stanley challenged the basis for the freeze, claiming Hallmark Civil Engineering is being unfairly targeted despite legitimate work.
“Why is Chairman Wontumi the only person whose account has been frozen for receiving payment for a project he had successfully and genuinely executed?” he asked.
He further demanded transparency from the NDC, stating, “Over 100 contractors, including those affiliated with the NDC, received payments” on the same day, and urged the party to publish the full list of all recipients to clarify the context of the disbursement.
