20/07/2026
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🚨 BREAKING: GHANA'S OPPOSITION FIGURE CHAIRMAN WONTUMI SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN ILLEGAL MINING CASE 🇬🇭
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Accra High Court after being found guilty of illegal mining-related offences linked to Akonta Mining Limited. According to the court, the prosecution proved the charges beyond reasonable doubt. The sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve 20 years in total, alongside financial penalties imposed on both him and the company.
Chairman Wontumi is one of Ghana's best-known political figures. He serves as the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), one of Ghana's two major political parties, and has long been a powerful voice in the party's activities.
His legal team is expected to challenge the ruling through the appeals process, and legal analysts say he may also apply for bail pending appeal.
This case has drawn widespread attention because it is one of Ghana's most high-profile prosecutions related to illegal mining (galamsey), an issue that has caused severe environmental damage, including polluted rivers and destroyed forests.
Do you believe this verdict sends a strong message in the fight against illegal mining, or should the appeals process run its course before people draw conclusions?
