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Joy Online
… On Monday, July 20, Chairman Wontumi was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Wontumi’s last words to me were ‘work hard, bring NPP back to power’ – Palgrave Boakye-DanquahJoy Online
… Mr Kpebu’s comments come after the Accra High Court sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Court’s judgment against Wontumi was fair and sound – Martin KpebuJoy Online
… Mr Kpebu’s comments come after the Accra High Court sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Wontumi was bound to be convicted after prosecution witness’ testimony – Martin KpebuJoy Online
The Accra High Court has sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Full judgement: Why Chairman Wontumi was sentenced to 20 years in prisonJoy Online
… The Accra High Court sentenced Bernard Antwi-Boasiako to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Wontumi conviction based on assumptions, not proof beyond reasonable doubt – NPPJoy Online
… His comments came after the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
NPP accuses government of using Wontumi conviction to divert attention from national challengesJoy Online
… His confirmation came hours after the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Wontumi taken to Nsawam Prison to begin 20-year sentence – Dr Boakye-Danquah confirmsJoy Online
… His comments come after the Accra High Court sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Wontumi conviction ‘sad’ – Dr Boakye-Danquah questions political implicationsJoy Online
… His comments follow the Accra High Court’s sentencing of Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region.
Wontumi conviction: Ken Ashigbey commends Erastus Asare Donkor, urges wider probe into illegal mining networksJoy Online
The Accra High Court has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Court hands NPP’s Chairman Wontumi 20-year jail term, imposes GH¢120,000 fineAn Accra High Court has set November 4, 2026, to rule on the bail application filed by former Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who was convicted on July 20, 2026, on six illegal mining charges and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Wontumi is seeking bail pending his appeal against the conviction and sentence.
15 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
An Accra High Court has set November 4, 2026, to rule on the bail application filed by former Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who was convicted on July 20, 2026, on six illegal mining charges and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Wontumi is seeking bail pending his appeal against the conviction and sentence.
15 October 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), convicted of illegal mining and serving a 20-year prison sentence, will file his nomination for the NPP National Chairman position on August 27, 2026. His campaign team says he should be able to pursue the party's established candidacy processes, though a legal team has applied for bail pending his appeal.
24 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, known as COKA, has replaced Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as the NPP's Ashanti Regional chairman after winning a delegate vote with 663 votes against Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu's 269. COKA campaigned on a platform of "less speeches and more work," positioning his leadership as distinct from his predecessor's style.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea has become lead counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve illegal mining case, following the voluntary withdrawal of his former lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi. The trial resumes at the Accra High Court on July 31, 2026.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), said the 20-year prison sentence for illegal mining will be appealed, arguing the punishment is excessively harsh and that using Wontumi as a "sacrificial lamb" for deterrence cannot justify such a lengthy term.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Lead counsel for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Wontumi) says the defence will file an appeal against his conviction next week and immediately seek bail pending appeal, expressing hope the Court of Appeal will grant bail while considering the case.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), disputes the High Court's findings in his client's illegal mining conviction, arguing the prosecution failed to prove Wontumi sanctioned illegal mining and that the court wrongly interpreted earth-moving equipment on the concession as evidence of mining rather than land reclamation.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea, counsel for NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Wontumi), says the Court of Appeal must review the trial judge's interpretation of mining assignment law after Wontumi's conviction for illegal mining on the Samreboi concession and sentence of 20 years imprisonment plus a fine of 10,000 penalty units (GH¢120,000).
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has cautioned against political influence in judicial administration, arguing that the justice system must remain independent and that prosecutions should not be fast-tracked to meet political agendas or government timelines.
25 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, Ashanti Regional Chairman of Ghana's opposition NPP, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by Accra High Court for illegal mining. The Minority Caucus in Parliament has launched a formal challenge against the judgment, citing procedural irregularities including the absence of the lead defence counsel at verdict delivery, arguing this violated the constitutional right to counsel of choice.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, spokesperson for New Patriotic Party Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), says his last conversation with the convicted politician was a charge to continue working for the party and return it to power. Boakye-Danquah characterized the conviction as unexpected and argued it represented political victimization.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has described the conviction of NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as fair and well-reasoned, noting the judge's sound analysis. Kpebu cited the prosecution's evidence, including testimony from a witness who admitted carrying out illegal mining activities and stated that Wontumi had given him access to the concession where the mining took place.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu argues that NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako's conviction was inevitable given prosecution witness testimony, particularly from the person who conducted the mining activities and testified that Wontumi gave him access to the concession. Kpebu described the case as "an open and shut case" because the mining activities were unauthorised and the witness testimony went uncontradicted.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Accra High Court has sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), to 20 years' imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The NPP has disputed the Accra High Court's conviction of Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) on illegal mining charges, arguing the verdict was based on assumptions rather than proof beyond reasonable doubt and that no evidence demonstrated an unlawful assignment of his mineral concession.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The NPP's General Secretary has accused the government of using the conviction of the party's Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), to divert attention from Ghana's pressing national challenges. Wontumi was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and fined 10,000 penalty units over illegal mining activities.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, has been transferred to Nsawam Medium Security Prison to serve a 20-year sentence following his conviction for illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay also imposed a fine of 10,000 penalty units (GH¢120,000), with an additional three-year default sentence if unpaid.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Government Spokesperson Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah has expressed disappointment over the Accra High Court's decision to convict NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) to 20 years' imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region, arguing the evidence did not establish Wontumi's personal involvement.
20 July 2026 · 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.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
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 →