Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako-popularly known as Chairman Wontumi-has denied involvement in illegal mining and reports linking him to a controversial payment from COCOBOD.
Following his appearance before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Monday, May 26, Wontumi firmly defended his innocence on both fronts, stating he had complied fully with legal requirements regarding his mining operations. "I was invited by the police and charged with being involved in galamsey.
I presented my licence to them to prove that I do not engage in illegal mining or galamsey.
They also claimed I was working in the forest, but I told them it wasn't me.
