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Wontumi ‘nailed himself’ by admitting illegal mining arrangement – Martin Kpebu

“Part of Wontumi’s story is that, oh, Henry, as part of the reclamation, was to plant coconut trees, and when these coconut trees grow, they will share the profits at the end.
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, effectively sealed his own fate in the Samreboi illegal mining case by admitting he allowed another person to operate on his mining concession without the required authorisation, private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said.
But if you make an agreement orally, oh Henry, take this concession, do whatever you want to do, is binding.
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