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Wontumi conviction: History has been made; political protection for illegal miners over – Inusah Fuseini
According to him, the 20-year prison sentence handed to Wontumi over illegal mining-related offences demonstrates that individuals engaged in galamsey can no longer rely on political connections to avoid accountability.
Anybody engaged in illegal mining activities can no longer have political insurance in perpetuity.
Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, says the conviction of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, signals the end of political protection for persons involved in illegal mining.
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