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Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢30m Exim Bank loan case

By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢30m Exim Bank loan case

According to the prosecution, Wontumi presented forged and altered documents to Exim Bank in January 2018 to secure funding for a proposed farming project.

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to five charges in connection with the alleged fraudulent procurement of a GH¢30 million loan from the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank).

The five counts comprise defrauding by false pretence, two counts of uttering forged documents, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss of GH¢30 million to a public body.

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