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A Plus reacts after Chairman Wontumi got sentenced to 20 years for illegal mining
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Gomoa Central MP A Plus reacted to Chairman Wontumi's 40-year prison sentence for illegal mining offences with a cryptic Facebook post that many interpreted as a celebration.
On 20 July 2026, the court handed the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) a combined 40-year prison sentence after finding him guilty of offences linked to the operations of Akonta Mining Company Limited on a mining concession at Samreboi in the Western Region.
Chairman Wontumi was sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison after being convicted over illegal mining activities linked to Akonta Mining Company Limited in the Western Region.
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