Owner of Akonta Mining and Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has come out strongly to deny claims that he and his company are involved in illegal mining within forest reserves.
In a bold rebuttal aired on Wontumi FM, Chairman Wontumi addressed recent allegations made by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, insisting that the accusations are completely false. "I challenge them that this is a lie, I haven't given anything to anybody, so the best place to go is the court," Wontumi declared. "Your allegation is not true," he stressed, maintaining his innocence.
Chairman Wontumi further distanced himself from the controversial mining activities allegedly taking place within the Aboi Forest in the Western North Region. "I have never worked in the forest before.
I am challenging you that it is not true.
