Akonta Mining Limited — company owned by NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, convicted of illegal mining operations on the Samreboi concession without ministerial approval in 2024.
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Joy Online
… In a judgment delivered by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay at the High Court in Accra, Chairman Wontumi and his firm, Akonta Mining Limited, were convicted on two counts each under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended. …
Minority challenges High Court ruling against WontumiJoy Online
… Chairman Wontumi is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted by the High Court in connection with illegal mining activities involving Akonta Mining Limited. …
Ashanti Caucus NPP MPs rally behind Wontumi after convictionJoy Online
… Chairman Wontumi is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after the High Court found him guilty in connection with illegal mining activities involving Akonta Mining Limited. …
NPP declares Wontumi a ‘political prisoner’, vows to appeal convictionDaily Guide
… Akonta Mining Limited, which was jointly charged, was convicted on two counts and fined 15,000 penalty units per count Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay delivered the judgment after dismissing a last-minute defence application to delay the ruling and refer constitutional questions to th …
Wontumi Jailed 20 Years Over Akonta Mining CaseJoy Online
… Mr Asare Donkor said his investigative reports on illegal mining activities in the Samreboi area and the destruction of the Tano River have highlighted the environmental damage caused by mining operations linked to Akonta Mining Limited. …
Long way to go in prosecuting those behind environmental destruction – Erastus Asare DonkorJoy Online
… His comments come in the wake of the conviction of Chairman Wontumi in a high-profile illegal mining case involving Akonta Mining Limited. …
Wontumi conviction should inspire stronger fight against galamsey – AshigbeyJoy Online
… The full charge sheet, dated October 6, 2025, reveals that Wontumi, his company Akonta Mining Limited, and a third accused person who remains at large are being prosecuted under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 201 …
Wontumi Samreboi Case: Full charges under Minerals and Mining ActJoy Online
… The judgment, scheduled for today, July 20, 2026, follows months of legal proceedings in which Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, faced charges over alleged unauthorised mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region The anticipated ruling follows …
Wontumi arrives at Accra High Court for judgment in Samreboi mining caseJoy Online
Lawyers for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and his company Akonta Mining Limited, have filed an urgent application at the High Court seeking to defer judgment in their ongoing illegal mining tr …
Atta Akyea files motion to postpone July 3 judgment in Akonta Mining trialJoy Online
… He told the court that the accused persons, including Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, are being tried on multiple charges relating to alleged illegal mining activities within the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. …
Prosecution witness alleges Chairman Wontumi ordered mining in protected Tano Nimiri Forest ReserveThe Minority Caucus in Parliament has objected to the 20-year prison sentence handed down to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) on two counts under the Minerals and Mining Act, alleging procedural irregularities including denial of counsel and selective prosecution, and vowing to appeal to higher courts.
17 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has objected to the 20-year prison sentence handed down to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) on two counts under the Minerals and Mining Act, alleging procedural irregularities including denial of counsel and selective prosecution, and vowing to appeal to higher courts.
17 hours ago · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Caucus of NPP Members of Parliament has expressed unwavering solidarity with regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) following his conviction and 20-year prison sentence in an illegal mining case involving Akonta Mining Limited. While reaffirming respect for the judiciary, the MPs said they remain confident the appellate process will overturn the conviction.
18 hours ago · Joy Online →
The opposition NPP has labeled its Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) a "political prisoner" following his 20-year conviction in an illegal mining case and vows to appeal the High Court judgment, arguing the conviction lacked evidentiary support.
20 hours ago · Joy Online →
The High Court in Accra sentenced Bernard Antwi Boasiako, Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, to 20 years in prison on each of two counts related to illegal mining, to run concurrently, and imposed fines of 10,000 penalty units per count. Akonta Mining Limited, which was jointly charged, was convicted and fined 15,000 penalty units per count; the court found the company had assigned mineral rights without ministerial approval and that Wontumi exercised direct control over the mining lease.
20 hours ago · Daily Guide →
Investigative journalist Erastus Asare Donkor says Ghana must do more to hold individuals and companies accountable for environmental destruction, framing recent convictions as a step rather than the end of the fight against illegal mining and its damage to natural resources.
21 hours ago · Joy Online →
Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, says the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako should inspire journalists, activists and citizens to intensify the campaign against galamsey and demand accountability from those protecting the country's natural resources.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court has convicted Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, on all six charges under the Minerals and Mining Act in connection with illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. The charges allege that Wontumi and his company Akonta Mining Limited permitted mining operations without ministerial approval and facilitated unlicensed mining in 2024.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Wontumi) and his company Akonta Mining Limited faced judgment in the Accra High Court on July 20, 2026, over alleged unauthorised mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region, though the defence applied to halt proceedings pending a Supreme Court decision on constitutional issues.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyers for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako and his company Akonta Mining Limited have filed a motion to defer the July 3 judgment in their illegal mining trial, citing the need for newly appointed counsel Samuel Atta Akyea to study the case record after the previous lawyer withdrew on June 11.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The lead investigator in the Tano Nimiri illegal mining case testified that NPP Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako allegedly instructed mining in the protected forest reserve without authorisation. Chairman Wontumi and his company, Akonta Mining Limited, are being tried on charges relating to alleged illegal mining activities within the reserve.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, has formally requested plea negotiations with the Attorney-General in his trial over an alleged GH¢14.3 million loan fraud involving the Ghana Export-Import Bank. Wontumi and co-accused face charges of defrauding by false pretence, forging documents, money laundering, and causing financial loss to a public institution.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has been formally charged with defrauding Ghana EXIM Bank of ₵19 million through an alleged agricultural loan scheme involving altered financial receipts and non-existent farming operations. He faces four criminal counts including fraud by false pretence, uttering a forged document, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss to a public body.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →