On the morning of July 20, 2026, the Accra High Court became the stage for a landmark moment in Ghana’s fight against illegal mining. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, better known as Chairman Wontumi and the influential Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, stood before Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, awaiting his fate.
In a courtroom filled with anticipation, Justice Kocuvie-Tay delivered a decisive verdict: 20 years imprisonment for Chairman Wontumi’s involvement in illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. The sentence, handed down shortly after 11:40 am, marked the end of one of the nation’s most closely watched trials.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com