‘I cry for appointees of the NDC government’ - Mireku Duker on Wontumi’s conviction

US court sentences ‘The Enterprise Chairman’ Van Yeboah to 7 years’ imprisonment According to the prosecution, Chairman Wontumi unlawfully assigned mineral rights on Akonta Mining’s concession at Samreboi in the Western Region without the approval of the sector minister.

Meanwhile, Criminal Court 4 of the High Court, presided over by Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, found Chairman Wontumi guilty on all six charges brought against him under the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), as amended by the Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act 995).play videoFormer Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker Former Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has stated that he feels sorry for appointees of the John Dramani Mahama-led government following the conviction of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.