Chief Executive Officer of Akonta Mining Ltd, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, has strongly refuted fresh claims linking him to illegal mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Wontumionline.com, Chairman Wontumi issued a warning to legal practitioner Martin Kpebu, accusing him of spreading falsehoods that seek to damage his reputation. "You can tell 1000 lies but that doesn't make it the truth," Chairman Wontumi said, urging Kpebu to uphold integrity and refrain from public comments that, he claims, are defamatory. "We are not mining - and have never mined - in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve," he stated emphatically.
His comments follow what he describes as a deliberate attempt to drag his name into ongoing debates about illegal mining, locally referred to as galamsey, in protected forest areas.
Adding clarity to the company's operations, the management of Akonta Mining Ltd also released a detailed statement addressing the matter.
