Chairman Wontumi’s Arrest: Ralph St Williams Breaks Silence After Reported Melee With NPP Supporters

• Ralph St Williams has broken his silence after his encounter with some angry NPP supporters at the entrance of the EOCO office on May 29, 2025
• The social activist shared a video of the incident and questioned whether his sacrifice to become a change agent was worth it
• Ralph St Williams also claimed that he could not carry out his duties like every other young man in the country due to the incident

Ghanaian social media activist Ralph St Williams has broken his silence after his encounter with some angry New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters at the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) premises on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

The Fix The Country convener took to his official page to share the video of the incident involving him and the party supporters. In the video, he stood beside police personnel at the back of a pickup truck as a man berated and recorded him for showing up in the area.

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Other angry NPP supporters soon joined to rebuke Ralph St Williams and call for him to depart the scene as he silently stood there and watched them.

He was later escorted out of the area in a police car by some personnel. In the caption of the video, Ralph questioned whether his sacrifice to become an activist and push for change in the country was worth it.

The social activist also claimed that he could not carry out his duties like every other young man in the country.

He wrote:

"Hmmm, Ghana, is this sacrifice worth it? Now I can’t also work as any other young person in this country."

Ralph St Williams had joined scores of NPP supporters and party executives who have converged at the entrance of the EOCO office in recent days to call for Chairman Wontumi's release after he was arrested and detained on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, to assist with ongoing investigations.

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The NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman was apprehended by the EOCO operatives after he visited the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

Reports suggested that the arrest of the NPP's Ashanti Regional Chairman was in connection with the alleged $55 million Akonta Mining fraud case.

Chairman Wontumi's lawyer, Andy Appiah Kubi, later confirmed that his client had fallen ill during the interrogation and had been admitted to the hospital for medical treatment.

Check out Ralph St Williams's social media post below:

Ghanaians sympathise with Ralph after incident

YEN.com.gh has gathered some comments from social media users below:

Victus Williams Zialesi said:

Criminals. Ralph, I know your spirit is more powerful than theirs. Just remember what revolutionaries went through, so be strong. I love you. Cheers."

Qwaku Newton commented:

"Too much jokes in the country herrr. Ralph, just keep up with your good works."

Esther Copson said:

"If you touch Ralph, problem for you guys."

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Ralph makes girl pick bottle from gutter

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Ralph St Williams made a girl enter a gutter and pick up a bottle she dumped inside a gutter.

In a video, the social activist warned the girl against environmental pollution and lectured her on maintaining sanitation in the community.

Many Ghanaians thronged to the comment section of Ralph St Williams' post to applaud him.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh