Akonta Mining Company Limited

Mining company whose Samreboi concession in Western Region was at center of illegal mining case resulting in owner's conviction.

2026-06-042026-07-21

In coverage

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July 2026
20 JulJoy Online
… He further praised the former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources for being the first public official to openly state that Akonta Mining Company Limited had engaged in illegal mining activities within the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. …
Wontumi’s conviction should open wider galamsey crackdown — Kenneth Ashigbey
20 JulJoy Online
… Read Also: Wontumi Samreboi Case: Full charges under Minerals and Mining Act The court also showed leniency towards Akonta Mining Company Limited, the company linked to Mr Antwi-Boasiako, imposing a financial penalty instead of a custodial sentence. …
Court hands NPP’s Chairman Wontumi 20-year jail term, imposes GH¢120,000 fine
20 JulJoy Online
… The court held that the prosecution had established that Mr Antwi-Boasiako, as owner and controlling director of Akonta Mining Company Limited, allowed mining activities to take place on the Samreboi concession without the required approval from the Minister for Lands and Natural …
Court convicts Wontumi on six illegal mining charges over Samreboi concession
June 2026
16 JunDaily Guide
… Appiah-Kubi to withdraw as counsel for Chairman Wontumi, who has been accused of permitting others to mine on his Akonta Mining Company Limited’s concession at Samreboi in the Western Region without authorisation from the sector minister. …
Samreboi ‘Illegal’ Mining: Court Throws Out Appiah-Kubi, Wontumi Hires Atta-Akyea
15 JunJoy Online
The High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra has dismissed an application by lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi seeking leave to withdraw his legal representation in the ongoing criminal case involving Akonta Mining Company Limited, Kwame Antwi, and Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party Chair …
High Court rejects Appiah-Kubi’s bid to withdraw legal representation in Wontumi-linked mining case
12 JunJoy Online
… Appiah-Kubi, who is seeking the court’s permission to cease representing the accused persons in the criminal proceedings involving Akonta Mining Company Limited and Kwame Antwi. …
AG challenges Appiah-Kubi’s bid to withdraw from Wontumi case
10 JunThe Chronicle
… The investigator said he found traces linked to Akonta Mining Company Limited, including equipment bearing the company’s markings. …
Tano Nnimire Case: Defence to use investigator as Star Witness
10 JunJoy Online
… The investigator said he found traces linked to Akonta Mining Company Limited, including equipment bearing the company’s markings. …
Tano Nnimire case: Defence to use investigator as star witness
4 JunDaily Guide
… aka Wontumi A High Court in Accra has set July 3, 2026 to deliver its judgment in the trial of Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who is accused of facilitating others to mine on his Akonta Mining Company Limited …
Samreboi Mining Case: Wontumi Faces Judgment July 3

Politics

Minority calls for equal galamsey enforcement, Wontumi conviction review

The News

The Minority in Parliament has called for equal enforcement of Ghana's anti-illegal mining laws and urged the Court of Appeal to closely review the trial that led to the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako. The Minority criticized selective application of justice in the fight against galamsey and called on the Attorney General to publish the state's enforcement record across the political spectrum.

5 hours ago · Joy Online →

Today

Minority calls for equal galamsey enforcement, Wontumi conviction review
The Minority in Parliament has called for equal enforcement of Ghana's anti-illegal mining laws and urged the Court of Appeal to closely review the trial that led to the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako. The Minority criticized selective application of justice in the fight against galamsey and called on the Attorney General to publish the state's enforcement record across the political spectrum.
5 hours ago · Joy Online →
Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial adjourned due to Wontumi judgment delays
The Accra High Court rescheduled the trial of former National Buffer Stock Company CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab after court proceedings were delayed by a lengthy judgment in a separate case involving NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako. Abdul-Wahab and his wife face allegations of orchestrating a scheme to divert public funds from the National Buffer Stock Company and School Feeding Programme for personal benefit.
6 hours ago · Joy Online →
Civil society group hails Wontumi conviction, calls for mining law enforcement
Lands and Mines Watch Ghana welcomed the Accra High Court's conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and Akonta Mining Company Limited for unlawful mining activities, and urged stronger action against illegal mining. The group said the judgment reinforces that Ghana's mining laws apply equally to all persons and companies regardless of political status.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
Lands and Mines Watch hails Wontumi conviction for illegal mining
Civil society group Lands and Mines Watch Ghana welcomed the conviction and sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako and Akonta Mining Company Limited by the Accra High Court, calling it a landmark moment that reinforces the equal application of Ghana's mining laws regardless of political status.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
NPP government had distanced self from Wontumi before power change
South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has argued that the legal troubles facing NPP Ashanti Regional chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) did not originate under the current administration, noting the previous NPP government had already disowned him over alleged illegality and that investigations began while the NPP was in government.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
NPP government distanced itself from Wontumi over illegality before election loss
South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor stated that the NPP administration had already disowned Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako over alleged illegal activities before the current government took power, countering claims that the prosecution against him was politically motivated.
11 hours ago · Joy Online →
MP questions High Court ruling on Wontumi illegal mining conviction
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticized the High Court's judgment against NPP chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) in an illegal mining case, arguing that a landowner's mere presence of third-party activity on their property should not imply authorization or transferred rights. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction.
12 hours ago · Joy Online →
MP questions High Court judgment against Wontumi in mining case
Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has criticised the High Court's judgment convicting Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) of illegal mining, arguing that the ruling's interpretation of landowner liability raises concerns: that merely allowing someone to work on one's land should not automatically transfer rights or imply authorization of all activities. The NPP plans to appeal the conviction.
12 hours ago · Joy Online →

Yesterday

NPP Ashanti official pledges to seek pardon for Wontumi
The First Vice Chairman of the NPP in Ashanti Region said the party will work to secure a presidential pardon for party Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), who received a 20-year prison sentence. He described the sentence as excessive and appealed to President Mahama to exercise compassion, saying the case will motivate party members to return the NPP to power.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Media Coalition convenor says Wontumi deserved harsher sentence
Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, said he would have preferred the Accra High Court to impose the maximum 25-year custodial sentence on NPP Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who received 20 years' imprisonment for illegal mining. Ashigbey argued that those who finance and facilitate illegal mining deserve the harshest punishment available under law.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Wontumi conviction signals wider crackdown on galamsey activists
Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, has called the conviction and 20-year sentencing of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) over illegal mining on the Samreboi concession a landmark moment, urging it to trigger a broader crackdown on politically exposed persons involved in galamsey.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Court sentences NPP Chairman Wontumi to 20 years for illegal mining
The Accra High Court sentenced Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, to 20 years imprisonment and a 10,000 penalty units fine (GH¢120,000) for illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. He was convicted on all six counts including assigning mineral rights without approval and facilitating an unlicensed mining operation under the Minerals and Mining Act.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP chairman Wontumi convicted on six illegal mining charges
The Accra High Court has convicted NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako on all six charges of illegal mining on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region, including unlawful assignment of mineral rights and facilitating unlicensed mining operations contrary to the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 16 June

Court rejects Appiah-Kubi withdrawal in Samreboi illegal mining case
A High Court in Accra struck out an application by lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi to withdraw as counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who faces accusations of permitting unauthorised mining on his company's concession at Samreboi in the Western Region. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ruled the application incompetent and not known to any criminal procedure rule, while Wontumi's legal team has since appointed Samuel Atta-Akyea ahead of the court's judgment.
16 June 2026 · Daily Guide →

Monday 15 June

High Court dismisses Appiah-Kubi's bid to withdraw legal representation
The High Court in Accra has dismissed lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi's application to withdraw from the criminal case involving Akonta Mining Company Limited, Kwame Antwi, and Chairman Wontumi, after the Attorney-General objected that no legal requirement exists for counsel to seek court permission before withdrawing. The case has been adjourned to July 3, 2026, for judgment, with a new deadline of June 24, 2026, for closing addresses.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 12 June

AG objects to Wontumi counsel's bid to withdraw from case
The Attorney-General has filed a preliminary legal objection at the High Court to block defence lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi's application to withdraw from the criminal case involving Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako and others. The State's objection raises grounds of jurisdiction, capacity, and standing, arguing the withdrawal application raises fundamental legal questions requiring judicial determination.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 10 June

Defence to call investigator as star witness in Tano Nnimire case
Defence counsel for Bernard Antwi Boasiako in the Tano Nnimire illegal mining trial told an Accra High Court on Monday that he intends to use Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Akpoh Glover as a "star witness." During cross-examination, the investigator maintained his findings were factual but acknowledged he had no direct evidence placing Boasiako at the mining site and had not personally met the listed complainants.
10 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Defence to use investigator as star witness in Wontumi trial
Defence counsel for Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), on trial in an illegal mining case, told Accra High Court on Monday that he plans to treat Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Akpoh Glover as a "star witness" after the prosecution withdrew two witnesses. Under cross-examination, Glover maintained his findings were factual but acknowledged there was no direct evidence placing Boasiako at the Tano Nnimire Forest Reserve site and that investigations indicated Boasiako had not personally been there.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 4 June

High Court sets July 3, 2026 for Wontumi mining case judgment
A High Court in Accra has scheduled July 3, 2026 to deliver judgment in the trial of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), who is accused of facilitating unlicensed mining on his Akonta Mining Company Limited's Samreboi concession without ministerial approval. He and his company face charges of assignment of mineral rights without approval and purposely facilitating an unlicensed mining operation under the Minerals and Mining Act.
4 June 2026 · Daily Guide →