The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been released on bail after appearing before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.
Popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the politician was granted bail of an undisclosed amount with two sureties following an interrogation over alleged illegal mining activities linked to his company, Akonta Mining.
This comes after Wontumi reported to the police CID headquarters on Monday, May 26, 2025, after a failed attempt to arrest him on Friday, May 22, 2025.
He arrived in the company of his legal counsel, former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, and former Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi.
Speaking to journalists after he has been questioned by the police, Chairman Wontumi said upon interrogations, issues of his alleged involvement in galamsey came up which he refuted, stating emphatically that he is not engaged in illegal mining.
He noted that he provided his license as proof of engaging in authorized mining activity.
“I came to show them my license to prove that I am not into galamsey. They also claimed that I have been engaging in mining in forest but I refuted that claim and challenged them to provide evidence.
“They granted me bail with two sureties,” he said.
