Chairman Wontumi is NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢15 million with three sureties by the High Court in Accra.
Two of the sureties are to be justified with landed properties within the court’s jurisdiction, while the court has also directed Wontumi to deposit his passport with the registrar.
Chairman Wontumi granted GH¢1 million bail ahead of trial
His name is to be placed on a stop list at all entry points to prevent him from leaving the country.
The sureties are further required to submit copies of their Ghana Cards and digital addresses to the court registrar.
Presiding Judge Justice Audrey Kocuvi-Tay ordered that Wontumi report to the investigator on the first and third Monday of every month.
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Chairman Wontumi, together with Akonta Mining Company Limited, pleaded not guilty to charges related to illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, in the Western Region.
The charges stem from alleged unauthorised mining operations at Samreboi in the Western Region, invoking key provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act 995).
According to the charge sheet, Wontumi and the other accused persons face three counts of assigning mineral rights without the necessary approval and three counts of facilitating an unlicensed mining operation.
Hearing continues on October 28, 2025.
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