The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has convened an emergency meeting following the conviction and sentencing of its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, in the Akonta Mining illegal mining case.
The meeting, which involves the party’s national leadership, its flagbearer, and legal team, is reviewing the High Court’s judgment and considering the party’s next course of action.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 20, 2026, NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong said the party would announce its official position after the deliberations.
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“The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), together with our Flagbearer and the Party’s legal team, is currently in a meeting to thoroughly review the judgment delivered by the Court in the case involving our Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, concerning the Samreboi mining matter, and to determine the appropriate next course of action,” the statement said.
The party appealed to its members and supporters to remain calm, united and disciplined as the leadership assesses the implications of the ruling.
“Let us remain calm, united, disciplined, and steadfast in our commitment to the values and interests of the New Patriotic Party,” Mr. Frimpong urged.
The emergency meeting comes after the High Court in Accra sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment on each of two counts, with the sentences to run concurrently, following his conviction for offences relating to unlawful dealings in mineral rights and facilitating illegal mining.
In addition to the prison sentence, the court fined him 10,000 penalty units on each count.
Akonta Mining Limited, which was also convicted on two counts, was fined 15,000 penalty units for each offence.
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay ruled that Wontumi unlawfully assigned or dealt with mineral rights without the required ministerial approval and deliberately facilitated illegal mining activities. The court held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.