Also known as: Akonta Mining Company Ltd
Akonta Mining — mining company owned by NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, convicted of illegal mining at Samreboi in the Western Region.
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Joy Online
… Kidneys have now been destroyed because of the activities of Akonta Mining and its affiliates,” he said. …
Wontumi’s 20-year sentence serves justice to communities devastated by galamsey – Tanko ComputerJoy Online
… The High Court on Monday, July 20, found Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining, guilty of engaging in illegal mining activities at the company’s concession at Samreboi in the Western Region. …
Wontumi to appeal 20-year jail sentence for illegal miningJoy Online
… He singled out Erastus Asare Donkor for his investigative work, particularly his reports on the alleged involvement of Akonta Mining in illegal mining activities within the Tano River Forest Reserve. …
Wontumi conviction: Ken Ashigbey commends Erastus Asare Donkor, urges wider probe into illegal mining networksJoy Online
… Chairman Wontumi, through his company Akonta Mining, is facing charges relating to alleged illegal mining activities at Samreboi in the Western Region. …
High Court to rule on Wontumi’s alleged illegal mining case todayThe Ghanaian Times
… The Office of the Attorney General preferred criminal charges against three accused persons — Antwi-Boasiako, a shareholder of Akonta Mining, and Kwame Antwi, a director of the company. …
Chairman Wontumi seeks Supreme Court interpretation of provisions of the Minerals and Mining ActJoy Online
… Chairman Wontumi is standing trial in connection with allegations arising from the operations of Akonta Mining, a company linked to him, over alleged illegal mining activities in the Samreboi area of the Western North Region. …
High Court sets July 20 for judgment in Wontumi mining trialThe Chronicle
… Background The application followed Appiah-Kubi’s public announcement that he intended to withdraw from representing Chairman Wontumi in the criminal prosecution involving alleged illegal mining activities linked to Akonta Mining. …
High Court dismisses Wontumi lawyer’s applicationJoy Online
… Judgment in the mining case, in which Wontumi and his company Akonta Mining are accused of facilitating unlicensed operations on a concession at Samreboi, is due on July 3. …
Twice in a year, Chairman Wontumi’s lead lawyer has walked awayJoy Online
… The mining cases The two older cases revolve around Akonta Mining, a company Wontumi controls. …
Where things stand for Chairman Wontumi: Three cases, a looming mining verdict, a plea deal in playThe Chronicle
… Wontumi further denied any involvement in illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, insisting he neither authorised nor participated in such operations on the concession belonging to Akonta Mining Company Ltd, where he serves as a director. …
Wontumi Tells Court: Those Who Claimed Ownership Of Seized Items Have Been Turned Into Prosecution WitnessesThe National Democratic Congress Deputy Director of IT and Elections says the 20-year sentence handed to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako represents justice for communities devastated by illegal mining, citing polluted water bodies, destroyed forests, and health concerns affecting residents.
16 hours ago · Joy Online →
The National Democratic Congress Deputy Director of IT and Elections says the 20-year sentence handed to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako represents justice for communities devastated by illegal mining, citing polluted water bodies, destroyed forests, and health concerns affecting residents.
16 hours ago · Joy Online →
The NPP Chairman in the Ashanti Region, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), and his company Akonta Mining were convicted by the Accra High Court on July 20 for illegal mining at Samreboi in the Western Region and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment; he plans to appeal the sentence.
23 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining has commended investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor's reporting on illegal mining and called on the government to expand investigations into all individuals and networks implicated in galamsey, rather than treating the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as an isolated case.
23 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court is expected to deliver judgment on July 20 in an alleged illegal mining case involving NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), though the defence has applied to halt proceedings pending a Supreme Court constitutional decision. Wontumi, charged through his company Akonta Mining over alleged illegal mining at Samreboi in the Western Region, has denied the allegations.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, has asked the High Court in Accra to refer provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act to the Supreme Court for interpretation. He faces charges of leasing his mining concession at Samreboi in the Western Region contrary to the Act, and his counsel argues that a key provision (Section 14(1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006) is legally vague, overbroad and unconstitutional.
16 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The High Court in Accra has granted Bernard Antwi Boasiako's new lead counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, until July 13, 2026, to submit written legal arguments in the criminal trial arising from alleged illegal mining activities at Samreboi, with judgment expected on July 20, 2026.
29 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Criminal Division 4 of the High Court in Accra dismissed lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi's application to withdraw as counsel for Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) in the Samreboi illegal mining case. The court found the application lacked legal authority and had not been served on the accused persons, requiring Appiah-Kubi to remain counsel as the trial continues.
16 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Andy Appiah-Kubi, the lead lawyer for NPP Ashanti chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has walked away from defending him in an illegal mining case for the second time in over a year, citing "unseen influences" compromising the trial's integrity. The departure comes as judgment is due July 3 and as Wontumi separately seeks plea negotiations in a fraud case involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, Ashanti regional chairman of the opposition NPP and a businessman known as Chairman Wontumi, has asked prosecutors to negotiate a plea bargain in a multi-million-cedi bank fraud case related to Ghana Export-Import Bank. He is simultaneously fighting two other cases concerning alleged illegal mining and running for the NPP's national chairmanship.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako testified before the High Court that individuals who claimed ownership of seized items have been turned into prosecution witnesses against him, while denying involvement in illegal mining activities on a concession where he serves as director.
25 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako denied in court that he authorised mining on Akonta Mining's concession, saying his arrangement with witness Henry Okum was only for land reclamation and coconut cultivation. The prosecution contends that he knowingly allowed mining activities and intentionally distanced himself from operations.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources testified in the High Court that land reclamation on mining concessions constitutes mine support services, which are legally distinct from the assignment or transfer of mineral rights and do not require the same level of ministerial approval under Ghana's Minerals and Mining Act. This testimony formed part of the defence case for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako in the Samreboi illegal mining case.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A case management hearing in the Samreboi mining case involving Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako has been concluded, with the court adjourning proceedings to May 14, 2026. Chairman Wontumi and co-accused are on trial for allegedly transferring mining rights in Akonta Mining's Samreboi concession to a third party without approval from the Minister responsible for Mines.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →