Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako—widely known as Chairman Wontumi—is scheduled to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service today, Monday, October 6, 2025.
This follows a warning issued by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, on Friday, October 3, stating that Chairman Wontumi would face arrest if he failed to appear. The Attorney General also confirmed that charges against him have already been filed.
The case relates to ongoing investigations into Akonta Mining Limited, a company reportedly linked to the NPP chairman, which is under scrutiny for alleged involvement in illegal mining—commonly referred to as galamsey.
Dr. Ayine explained that progress on the case had been stalled due to the concealment of key case files under the previous administration.
In an interview with Citi News on Sunday, October 5, Chairman Wontumi’s lawyer, Andy Appiah-Kubi, confirmed that his client would comply with the CID’s request.
“We’ve been invited to appear at the Police CID headquarters in Accra, and we will be there at 10 a.m.,” he said.
Appiah-Kubi, however, criticized the Attorney General’s warning, calling it unnecessary. “We have always cooperated with investigators. The warning surprised me—we respect the invitation and will honour it, but there was no need for that kind of statement,” he added.
