Wontumi Case: ‘No tables will turn’ – Abraham Koomson dismisses NPP’s warning

Chairman Wontumi has been jailed for 20 years Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has dismissed warnings by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that “the tables will turn” following the conviction and sentencing of the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

Chairman Wontumi was sentenced by the Accra High Court on July 20, 2026, to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour and fined GH¢120,000 after being convicted on charges relating to illegal mining activities linked to Akonta Mining in Samreboi.

According to Koomson, strengthening the party’s grassroots will help the NDC withstand opposition pressure and maintain public confidence, adding that the government’s priority should remain governance and economic recovery rather than engaging in political retaliation.