NPP bigwigs storm court for Wontumi’s plea negotiations in GH₵30m EXIM Bank case

Several leading figures of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have arrived at the General Jurisdiction Division of the Accra High Court as proceedings resume in the plea negotiation hearing involving the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

Their presence highlights the significance the party attaches to the case, which centres on the alleged fraudulent acquisition of a GH₵14 million facility from the Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, which has ballooned to GH₵30 million due to accrued interest.

Background Chairman Wontumi was recently convicted and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment over offences related to illegal mining, in one of the country's most high-profile prosecutions linked to the fight against galamsey.