Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra High Court after being found guilty of illegally permitting unlicensed mining operations on his company’s concession at Samreboi in the Western Region.
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, presiding over Criminal Court 4 of the High Court in Accra, delivered the judgement on Monday, July 20, 2026, convicting the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP and his company, Akonta Mining Company Limited, on all counts brought against them. His co-accused and fellow director, Kwame Antwi, remains at large and was tried in absentia.
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