NPP gov’t had already disowned Wontumi over alleged illegality before power changed – Dafeamekpor

Mr Dafeamekpor's comments come after the High Court found Chairman Wontumi guilty in the case involving alleged illegal mining activities on the concession of Akonta Mining Company Limited at Samreboi in the Western Region.

South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has argued that the legal troubles facing Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, did not originate under the current administration, insisting that the previous NPP government had already distanced itself from his alleged activities.

Speaking on the developments following Chairman Wontumi's conviction in the Samreboi illegal mining case in an interview with Channel One TV on Monday, July 20, Mr Dafeamekpor said claims that the prosecution was politically motivated overlooked the fact that the investigations began while the NPP was in government.