Galamsey: Chairman Wontumi to report to Police CID today

: Politics; 06 October 2025

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is expected to report to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service on Monday, October 6, 2025.

This follows a warning from the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, on Friday, October 3, 2025, that he would be arrested if he failed to appear, as charges against him have already been signed.

The investigation concerns Akonta Mining Limited, a company linked to the NPP chairman, which is under probe for alleged illegal mining activities.

According to the Attoney General, the case had been delayed because crucial dockets were concealed under the previous administration.

Speaking to Citi News on Sunday, October 5, Chairman Wontumi’s lawyer, Andy Appiah Kubi, confirmed that his client will honour the invitation.

He described the Attorney General’s warning as unnecessary, saying his client has always cooperated with investigators.

“We have been asked to appear at the police CID in Accra, which we are ready for and we will be there at 10am at the police CID headquarters.

“This announcement by the Attorney General surprises me. I said, we respect the invitation and we will honour it but I think the warning that followed that announcement was unnecessary,” he said, adding We are not in anyway going to disrespect invitation.”