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  • Make a mistake and you will see men in the country – Ken Agyapong dares Wontumi

    Member of Parliament for Assin Central and a presidential hopeful in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) November 4 presidential primaries, Kennedy Agyapong, has made three significant revelations regarding the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.

    Agyapong, during his showdown walk in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi on September 30, 2023, accused Chairman Wontumi of employing questionable tactics in politics. He expressed his concern about instances in which Wontumi has used his media platforms or allowed them to be used to criticize prominent party officials, particularly former trade minister Alan Kyerematen, who recently resigned from the NPP.

    “I dare Wontumi to make a mistake and he will see men in this country, he will see men in Ghana. You operate a radio and TV station to insult elderly people,” Agyapong warned.

    Kennedy further revealed that traditionally, Chairman Wontumi was aligned with the faction supporting Alan Kyerematen. He claimed that it was his own efforts that led to Wontumi switching allegiance and becoming a staunch supporter of Nana Akufo-Addo.

    “I dare Wontumi to come here and deny, he was a full-blooded Alan supporter and I convinced him to switch to the side of President Akufo-Addo. You can support Akufo-Addo or Vice President Bawumia but don’t insult,” Agyapong told the mammoth crowd.

    Regarding the criticism directed at Alan Kyerematen, Agyapong asserted that Chairman Wontumi, along with certain regional chairmen, had taken control of the National Council of the NPP and were openly and aggressively disparaging Alan Kyerematen.

    “Alan is being insulted on Wontumi’s station. Wontumi is just a small boy, he is a small boy.

    “It is sad that Wontumi and five chairmen – four from the northern regions and the Volta Region – have turned the National Council into a hooliganism group,” he added.

    “You should see Wontumi with his dirty anger displaying at the National Council meeting, the highest decision-making organ of the party. It is sad.

    “I dare him, I am going to dare him, let him try November 4, I will give them a showdown. We won’t let our sacrifices from 1992 go waste because of boys who did not know how the party was formed,” he charged.

    Agyapong will vie for the NPP’s flagbearer position alongside three other contenders: Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and Francis Addai-Nimoh.

    The NPP has scheduled November 4, 2023, as the date for selecting a successor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the party’s leader.

  • NPP resignation saga: Chairman Wontumi hits back at Alan

    Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has responded to comments made by independent presidential hopeful Alan Kyerematen, following his recent exit from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

    In his inaugural public interview since his departure from the political party he co-founded in 1992, Alan Kyerematen delivered a firm message to Chairman Wontumi, reminding him of the past assistance he provided.

    Alan also recounted the initial encounter between himself and Chairman Wontumi, along with the subsequent events that led to him personally introducing Chairman Wontumi to the party’s leadership, advocating for his acceptance into the party.

    “Who brought Wontumi to the party? Today, Wontumi is going round making all kinds of noise. If he has someone to thank, it should be Alan Kyerematen. I’m the one who held his hands to the party. Who is Wontumi?

    “There are some things we should not be saying but we have been quiet for too long. I brought Wontumi to the NPP and I brought him to the party for a good reason. He was a small-time businessman. Today, when we are talking about party issues, Wontumi is the one dictating,” he said in Twi.

    In a statement dated Tuesday, September 27, 2023, Chairman Wontumi contested the assertion, labeling it a clear and deliberate untruth.

    Released by his Special Assistant, Andy Owusu, the statement argued that Alan Kyerematen’s statements lacked accuracy, as Chairman Wontumi had been a member of the NPP before their initial encounter.

    “Although Chairman Wontumi was once a staunch supporter of Mr. Kyerematen, it is never true that he brought him (Chairman Wontumi) to mainstream politics or political limelight. As a matter of fact, Chairman Wontumi became the NPP Constituency Chairman of Bosomtwe as a staunch loyalist of Nana Akufo-Addo. It was during his time as the Bosomtwe Constituency Chairman that he met Mr. Kyerematen.

    “And it was actually the current District Chief Executive for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Hon. Rebecca Yeboah, popularly known as ‘Sister Bantama’, who was at the time a member of the NPP Volunteer Media Communication, who took Chairman Wontumi to the residence of the then NPP Constituency Chairman for Asokwa, Mr. Robert Asare Bediako, where he met Mr. Kyerematen. During their meeting, someone recorded and leaked the engagement to the then opposition leader, HE Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” the statement said, a 3news.com report stated.

    The statement went on to make additional rebuttals, stating that not only did Alan Kyerematen and other prominent figures, including the incumbent president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, fail to endorse his candidacy, but they also did not lend their support to his election campaign.

    “Indeed, 100% credit goes to the late Dr. Amoako Tuffour so far as the successful regional chairmanship bid of Chairman Wontumi is concerned. Chairman Asare Bediako, Agya Sei and my good self, Andy Owusu who was the Campaign Manager at the time, also played various instrumental roles in the campaign.

    “I will conclude by stating that, Mr. Kyerematen’s claims of introducing Chairman Wontumi to political limelight, and making him Constituency Chairman and subsequently, Ashanti Regional Chairman are palpable falsehoods and must be treated with the contempt they deserve,” the statement added.

  • “No fears!” – Alan Kyerematen responds to Wontumi’s poster removal order

    In a recent turn of events, Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), issued an order to remove all posters of former party member Alan Kyerematen from party offices in the region, citing Kyerematen’s departure from the party as the reason for the directive.

    However, Alan Kyerematen, in response to this decision, expressed his lack of concern regarding the removal of his posters but took issue with the person behind the request.

    Alan Kyerematen, during an interview on the ‘Mpu Ne Mpu’ segment on UTV, made his sentiments clear. He began by questioning the origin of the order, saying, “It’s not a problem.

    You say it’s from Wontumi? You say it’s from the chairman, Wontumi? Who brought Wontumi into the party? Ask him.” Kyerematen went on to recount the history of his involvement in Wontumi’s political journey, highlighting his role in introducing Wontumi to the NPP.

    Kyerematen reminisced about his interactions with Wontumi in 2005 when he was going to Kumasi. He recalled how Wontumi, at that time a small-time businessman, approached him and expressed his willingness to support Kyerematen’s political aspirations after observing his vision and approach to politics.

    Initially doubting Wontumi’s sincerity, Kyerematen soon realized Wontumi’s commitment when he continued to seek his help.

    Kyerematen shared that he liked young, courageous people and inquired about Wontumi’s constituency, eventually helping him become a chairman. He further promoted Wontumi within the party, making him a regional chairman due to his hard work and dedication.

    However, Kyerematen expressed his disappointment in Wontumi’s recent actions, suggesting that Wontumi should be more cautious. He reminded Wontumi that betraying someone who had helped him succeed was not the right course of action.

    While acknowledging Wontumi’s right to support other candidates, Kyerematen emphasized that launching an open campaign against him was unnecessary and advised Wontumi to act fairly as the regional chairman.

    Kyerematen concluded his response by stating that he had no objections to the removal of his posters, as he was no longer an aspirant in the party. He assured that there were “no fears” on his part regarding the poster removal.

    “If he says they should take my posters down, I do not have anything to say about it because I am no longer an aspirant in the party. So if my posters are supposed to be removed, then that is okay. No fears,” Mr Kyerematen said.

    Chairman Wontumi’s decision to remove Alan Kyerematen’s posters came after an earlier interview on his radio station, Wontumi FM, where he made statements about Kyerematen’s past associations and his view that Kyerematen’s resignation was ill-advised.

    Wontumi claimed that Kyerematen had benefited greatly from the NPP and implied that his departure from the party was ungrateful.

  • “You and your girlfriends had a lot of fun when Kufuor made you ambassador” – Wontumi ‘exposes’ Alan Kyerematen

    “You and your girlfriends had a lot of fun when Kufuor made you ambassador” – Wontumi ‘exposes’ Alan Kyerematen

    The decision of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, to leave the party and run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections has sparked a sharp rebuke from Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP.

    In a recent interview on Wontumi TV, on Monday, September 25, 2023, Chairman Wontumi accused Alan of ingratitude, reminding him of the opportunities he enjoyed within the party.

    Wontumi pointed out that it was President Kufuor who appointed Alan Kyerematen as an ambassador, a position that brought him immense happiness and benefits. “You, your girlfriends, your wife, and your children enjoyed it so much,” Wontumi claimed in his interview, alluding to the privileges Alan and his family had during his tenure as an ambassador.

    “President Kufuor made you an ambassador. When you got that, you were happy. You, your girlfriends, your friends. Alan Kyerematen, you and your girlfriends. Do you share your girlfriends with me? You and your girls and your friends were having fun, together with your wife and kids, attending good schools. President Kufuor also made you trade minister and because of this, you became so rich that you were nick-named Alan Cash,” he alleged in the Twi dialect.

    He added that Alan’s decision to leave the NPP was a curse to him and that he would regret it in the future.

    “As for me, I think this resignation is a curse to him because the NPP has helped him. Look at how the party has helped you. If everyone in the NPP got what you have gotten from the party, none of them would complain of being mistreated,” he said.

    Chairman Wontumi’s comments follow Alan Kyerematen’s held a press conference in Accra on Monday to announce his resignation from the NPP and his intention to run for president as an independent candidate in 2024.

    He lamented the transformation of the NPP, stating that it no longer resembled the party he had joined in 1992 and helped nurture. Alan claimed that the party had been taken over by a select group of leaders, government appointees, and “behind the curtain power brokers.”

    “The NPP as it exists now has very little resemblance to the Party that I joined in 1992 and helped to nurture. The Party has been hijacked by a selected group of Party leaders and elders, government appointees, behind the curtain power brokers and some unscrupulous party apparatchiks.

    “… I wish to use this platform to announce that I am honourably resigning from the New Patriotic Party to contest for the high office of the President of the Republic of Ghana in the 2024 general elections as an independent presidential candidate,” he said.

    In his bid for the presidency, Alan revealed his plans to establish a new movement called “Movement for Change in Ghana,” symbolized by the Monarch Butterfly. He declared that this movement would be driven by the youth of Ghana, representing hope, positivity, and the desire for transformation.

    Wontumi on Alan Cash

    He added: “To actualise this goal, I will establish and lead a new MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE in Ghana. The brand logo for the MOVEMENT is the Monarch Butterfly, which politically symbolizes change and transformation, hope, and positivity. It also communicates strength, endurance, spirituality, and trust, which are key traits that I cherish as a Political Leader. The new Movement will be led and powered by the youth of Ghana. Out of the over 17 million registered voters in the 2020 general election, the youth aged 18-35 years constituted over 9.4 million voters representing 55% of the total voters,” he said.

    Alan Kyerematen concluded, “The brand motto of the MOVEMENT is ‘Ghana Will Rise Again,’ which symbolizes hope for the future of Ghana.” He expressed his commitment to lead this movement and pursue his presidential ambition outside the NPP.

  • “You, your girlfriends, wife, and children enjoyed when Kufuor made you ambassador” – Wontumi jabs Alan Kyerematen

    “You, your girlfriends, wife, and children enjoyed when Kufuor made you ambassador” – Wontumi jabs Alan Kyerematen

    The decision of former New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, to leave the party and run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections has sparked a sharp rebuke from Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP.

    In a recent interview on Wontumi TV, on Monday, September 25, 2023, Chairman Wontumi accused Alan of ingratitude, reminding him of the opportunities he enjoyed within the party.

    Wontumi pointed out that it was President Kufuor who appointed Alan Kyerematen as an ambassador, a position that brought him immense happiness and benefits. “You, your girlfriends, your wife, and your children enjoyed it so much,” Wontumi remarked in his interview, alluding to the privileges Alan and his family had during his tenure as an ambassador.

    “President Kufuor made you an ambassador. When you got that, you were happy. You, your girlfriends, your friends. Alan Kyerematen, you and your girlfriends. Do you share your girlfriends with me? You and your girls and your friends were having fun, together with your wife and kids, attending good schools. President Kufuor also made you trade minister and because of this, you became so rich that you were nick-named Alan Cash,” he said in the Twi dialect.

    He added that Alan’s decision to leave the NPP was a curse to him and that he would regret it in the future.

    “As for me, I think this resignation is a curse to him because the NPP has helped him. Look at how the party has helped you. If everyone in the NPP got what you have gotten from the party, none of them would complain of being mistreated,” he said.

    Chairman Wontumi’s comments follow Alan Kyerematen’s held a press conference in Accra on Monday to announce his resignation from the NPP and his intention to run for president as an independent candidate in 2024.

    He lamented the transformation of the NPP, stating that it no longer resembled the party he had joined in 1992 and helped nurture. Alan claimed that the party had been taken over by a select group of leaders, government appointees, and “behind the curtain power brokers.”

    “The NPP as it exists now has very little resemblance to the Party that I joined in 1992 and helped to nurture. The Party has been hijacked by a selected group of Party leaders and elders, government appointees, behind the curtain power brokers and some unscrupulous party apparatchiks.

    “… I wish to use this platform to announce that I am honourably resigning from the New Patriotic Party to contest for the high office of the President of the Republic of Ghana in the 2024 general elections as an independent presidential candidate,” he said.

    In his bid for the presidency, Alan revealed his plans to establish a new movement called “Movement for Change in Ghana,” symbolized by the Monarch Butterfly. He declared that this movement would be driven by the youth of Ghana, representing hope, positivity, and the desire for transformation.

    He added: “To actualise this goal, I will establish and lead a new MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE in Ghana. The brand logo for the MOVEMENT is the Monarch Butterfly, which politically symbolizes change and transformation, hope, and positivity. It also communicates strength, endurance, spirituality, and trust, which are key traits that I cherish as a Political Leader. The new Movement will be led and powered by the youth of Ghana. Out of the over 17 million registered voters in the 2020 general election, the youth aged 18-35 years constituted over 9.4 million voters representing 55% of the total voters,” he said.

    Alan Kyerematen concluded, “The brand motto of the MOVEMENT is ‘Ghana Will Rise Again,’ which symbolizes hope for the future of Ghana.” He expressed his commitment to lead this movement and pursue his presidential ambition outside the NPP.

    Alan Kyerematen is a seasoned economist and politician who has served in various capacities under different governments. He was Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2003, Minister of Trade and Industry from 2003 to 2007, Senior Ministerial Adviser on Trade under President Nana Akufo-Addo from 2017 to 2021, and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2021 to 2023.

    He has also contested for the NPP’s presidential nomination three times: in 2007, 2014, and 2018, but lost to Nana Akufo-Addo on each occasion.

    His decision to leave the NPP has sparked mixed reactions among party members and supporters. Some have expressed disappointment and anger at his move, while others have wished him well and pledged their support for his presidential bid.

  • You have benefited from NPP, leaving the party is a curse – Chairman Wontumi to Alan

    You have benefited from NPP, leaving the party is a curse – Chairman Wontumi to Alan

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has strongly criticized former NPP presidential hopeful Alan Kyerematen for his choice to exit the party and run as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections.

    During an interview on Wontumi TV on Monday, September 25, 2023, Chairman Wontumi voiced his disapproval, characterizing Alan as ungrateful, considering the significant support and opportunities the NPP has provided him.

    He went on to suggest that Alan’s decision to depart from the NPP was tantamount to inviting misfortune upon himself.

    “…President Kufour made you an ambassador and you were so happy. You (Alan), your girlfriends, your wife and your children enjoyed it so much. You sent them to good schools. President Kufuor also made you trade minister and because of this, you became so rich that you were nick-named Alan Cash.

    “…You have enjoyed in the past because of the NPP. As for me, I think this resignation is a curse to him because the NPP has helped him. Look at how the party has helped you. If everyone in the NPP got what you have gotten from the party, none of them would complain of being mistreated,” he said in the Twi dialect.

    Mr Kyerematen on September 25, 2023, announced his resignation from the party when he addressed the country during a press conference at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.

    He noted that he no longer recognises the NPP, which has been unfair to himself and his supporters, as its current aims and agenda no longer reflect what the founding fathers had hoped to achieve.

    According to the former Trade Minister, he will contest for the office of president as an independent candidate in 2024 with his new party, Movement for Change.

    Mr Kyerematen was among the contenders for the NPP flagbearer position, but on September 5, he declared his withdrawal from the race, citing reasons such as electoral irregularities, unfair treatment, and bias during the super delegates’ conference held on August 26, 2023.

    Mr Kyerematen first resigned from the party in 2008 following attacks on his supporters after the NPP held its 2007 presidential primaries.

    Mr Kyerematen has been an active member of the NPP following its establishment in 1992.

    He was part of a group of young dynamic Business Executives and Professionals
    came together to establish the Young Executives Forum (YEF) that became the
    financial backbone of the Party and provided significant financial resources to support the Party in all its endeavours, including the seed fund for the purchase of the Party’s first national headquarters building.

    Meanwhile, former Ashanti Regional Minister, Samson Kwaku Boafo has endorsed Mr Kyerematen in his bid for the highest office of the land.

  • Chairman Wontumi lied, Ken Agyapong was not misinformed about mishandling of agent – Kwame Owusu

    Chairman Wontumi lied, Ken Agyapong was not misinformed about mishandling of agent – Kwame Owusu

    Former boss of the Ghana Maritime Authority, Kwame Owusu, has refuted claims linking him to the outburst of emotions exhibited by New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Kennedy Agyapong, during the Super Delegates Conference on August 26, 2023.

    Over the weekend, the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, was captured on camera promising to deliver “a showdown” to President Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr. Bawumia after his polling agent was allegedly chased into a room by angry delegates.

    According to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, Kwame Owusu phoned Kennedy Agyapong and provided him false information.

    In an interview with Metro TV, Chairman Wontumi said: “Something happened in the Northern Region and the people who were there just called Kennedy to tell him, it was specifically my uncle, Kwame Owusu… he called Kennedy and you know at a time like this his energy will be high.” And you are not there but called him to say this what has happened, meanwhile we have police and agents there, so, why do you have to talk?”

    But engaging the public in a press briefing on Monday, August 28, Mr Owusu noted that Chairman Wontumi’s claims are unfounded as the time he reported at the polling station at the Law Faculty in the Ashanti Region does not correlate with the time Kennedy Agyapong was provided the said information.

    He explained that Mr Agyapong was informed of the anomaly in the morning whereas Chairman Wontumi arrived at noon.

    “It has been on social media an interview granted by one Otchere where the Chairman of the Ashanti Region of the NPP, was interviewed and he claims that it is one Owusu, a campaign manager who actually misinformed Ken of the events that were happening in the North East Region, the Region of the Vice President.

    “I want to put this straight that Chairman Wontumi lied. Honourable Ken’s message was captured in the morning and the call was placed to him at 10:39. And from the records, he and the lady spoke for about two and half minutes.

    “I was an agent at the Ashanti Region, Law faculty. Chairman Wontumi came in there 12’o clock. How could he have heard that I was the one reporting the matter to Hon Ken when even the incident was about an hour before he even came to the premises.

    It is untrue the records are all there. He is there, telling I am the one who misinformed and the person wasn’t even an agent and was there to cause trouble,” he said.

    He added: “Chairman Wontumi, I don’t know. I was on the phone with our agent who was there telling him not to sign the pink sheet when all was done on the basis that the elections was supposed to be held outdoor. It was held in door. The happening could not be reported. Nobody was supposed to vote and raising the ballot paper and they were taking place. We had a report from our lady that when she challenged that, she went out and was interviewed by TV3 and was also being chased out, so she had to run away from the place.”

    Meanwhile, Mr Kennedy Agyapong has been summoned before the NPP disciplinary committee to “provide responses and further details to the accusations and threats he made against certain personalities in a video that has since gone viral on social media and mainstream media.”

  • We wanted a Bawumia and Alan ticket, but now it is Bawumia and Kennedy – Wontumi

    We wanted a Bawumia and Alan ticket, but now it is Bawumia and Kennedy – Wontumi

    Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has shown disinterest in the merger between Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen.

    Prior to the just-ended Super Delegates Conference, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, subscribed to the idea of Mr Kyerematen being the running mate of Vice President Dr Bawumia.

    But he has changed his stance following the results of the conference held on Saturday, August 16, 2023.

    Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia won the super delegates conference held on Saturday, August 26th, with a total of 629 votes, representing 68.15% of the total valid votes.

    Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong came in second with 132 votes, while former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen placed third with 95 votes.

    According to Chairman Wontumi, the ability of Ken Agyapong to secure the second position, which many thought would be held by Alan Kyerematen makes him best suited to battle the National Democratic Congress (NDC) alongside the Vice President.

    He said: “Kennedy is (an) asset and that’s why when I mentioned four people, I mention his name before mine. Everybody is an asset, but if Alan didn’t contest, we wouldn’t be here.

    “Then we were talking about Bawumia-Alan but now that Kennedy is second, we are going to talk about Bawumia-Kennedy That is the truth.”

  • I told my brother Kennedy Agyapong that he will be 2nd before elections – Wontumi claims

    I told my brother Kennedy Agyapong that he will be 2nd before elections – Wontumi claims

    Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, claims to have told Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, of his fate in the Super Delegates Conference even before voting began.

    Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia won the super delegates conference held on Saturday, August 26th, with a total of 629 votes, representing 68.15% of the total valid votes.

    Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong came in second with 132 votes.

    According to Mr Boasiako also known as Chairman Wontumi, he had made Kennedy Agyapong aware of being ranked second before the race began.

    “Kennedy, the time I was coming. I told him he will be second. I spoke to Kennedy today. He is my brother. I told him he will be second and to me, he is my brother and I will always say the truth,” he said.

    Speaking to Good Evening Ghana’s host, Paul Adom-Otchere, Chairman Wontumi noted that the best decision for Kennedy Agyapong would have been for him to run as the Vice President’s running mate.

    “He should have looked for running mate because Bawumia will beat him,” he said.

  • NPP must consider Wontumi as running mate to win 2024 election – Lecturer

    NPP must consider Wontumi as running mate to win 2024 election – Lecturer

    A lecturer from Luton University’s Department of African Studies has proposed that Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) consider selecting a prominent figure like Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, as their running mate for the upcoming elections.

    Dr. Effah Eghan believes that Wontumi’s popularity extends beyond regional or ethnic boundaries, making him a potential catalyst for the NPP’s victory.

    Dr. Eghan emphasized that Ghana‘s political landscape has evolved significantly, with popularity and national acceptance playing a crucial role in determining political success. While acknowledging that his suggestion might be controversial to some, he urged people to objectively reflect on the idea.

    “Chairman Wontumi and figures like him are now leading the political pack, wielding influence that can sway votes in favor of their parties,” Dr. Effah argued.

    Drawing on his expertise in African political dynamics and election studies, Dr. Effah highlighted Chairman Wontumi’s significant impact across the country’s social fabric since entering politics. He asserted that Wontumi’s widespread popularity in both the northern and southern regions, along with his ability to connect with grassroots communities, make him an ideal candidate for the crucial role of NPP’s running mate.

  • Watch how Wontumi ‘ensnared’ MPs, NPP leaders, the MCE, others into publicly endorsing Bawumia

    Watch how Wontumi ‘ensnared’ MPs, NPP leaders, the MCE, others into publicly endorsing Bawumia

    Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who is running for the NPP flagbearer position, has received a number of public endorsements through the efforts of Chairman Wontumi, the NPP’s Chairman for the Ashanti Region.

    In a video obtained by GhanaWeb, Wontumi is shown addressing senior party figures and pleading with them to publicly back Bawumia.

    According to GhanaWeb checks, the Vice President’s latest campaign tour in the Ashanti Region is where the video was shot.

    During the gathering, Chairman Wontumi approached various individuals and asked them directly, “Who do you want us to vote for?” Each person he approached openly endorsed Dr. Bawumia.

    The conversation between Chairman Wontumi and the officials unfolded as follows:

    Wontumi: Honorable MP, who do you want us to vote for?

    MP: Dr. Bawumia

    Wontumi: Constituency chairman, who do you want us to vote for?

    Constituency chairman: His Excellency Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

    Wontumi: I am going to the Council of Elders, Council of Elders, and Patron. Whom do you want us to vote for?

    Response: Dr. Bawumia

    Wontumi: Former MP, people’s mother, whom do you want us to vote for?

    Former MP: Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia

    Wontumi: MCE, who do you want us to vote for?

    MCE: Dr. Alhaji Bawumia

    Wontumi: Patron, who do you want us to vote for?

    Response: Dr. Bawumia

  • 3 NPP executives involved in car accident at Assin North

    3 NPP executives involved in car accident at Assin North

    Tragedy has struck once again in the Assin North constituency ahead of the by-election as three executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) sustained injuries in a motor accident.

    The incident comes barely a week after an NDC sympathizer lost her life and several others were injured in a similar accident during an election campaign.

    The news was initially shared on Twitter by an NPP activist with the username Gen Buhari.

    According to the information provided, the injured executives included Bright Dugan, who serves as the Constituency Youth Organiser for New Edubiase, as well as two polling station executives in the Assin North constituency. The accident reportedly took place in the vicinity of Kushea.

    According to him, the injured individuals were transported to a nearby hospital on June 22, 2023.

    Gen Buhari’s tweet further mentioned that Bernard Antwi Bosiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti regional chairman of the NPP, visited the injured executives in the evening to check on their well-being.

    His tweet, accompanied by photos of the accident victims read, “Assin North: This afternoon, 3 NPP members, namely Bright Dugan, the Constituency Youth Organiser for New Edubiase, and 2 polling station executives in the Assin North constituency got involved in a motor accident at Kushea. Chairman Wontumi paid them a visit this evening.”

    The Assin North by-election has been scheduled to take place on June 27, 2023, following the expungement of the former member of Parliament James Gyakye Quayson over a dual citizenship case that went as far as the Supreme Court of Ghana.

  • We were surprised and confused when you announced a return to IMF – Wontumi to Akufo-Addo 

    We were surprised and confused when you announced a return to IMF – Wontumi to Akufo-Addo 

    Government’s decision for the country to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arguably came as a shock to many Ghanaians, especially major personnel of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), according to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako.

    Prior to the government’s announcement on Ghana’s quest for IMF support in July 2022, President Akufo-Addo and his officials had initially vowed not to seek support from the fund, despite the apparent economic challenges.

    10 months down the line and some NPP personnel are expressing how they truly felt about that announcement.

    During a press briefing organised to mark the region’s current NPP leadership’s first-year anniversary,

    Mr Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, on Monday, May 29, 2023, revealed that he was just as shocked as every other Ghanaian was when the government declared its intention to return to the Bretton Woods Institution.

    “The time you announced that you were going to the IMF, actually, we were surprised and confused,” he said.

    However, he said he later came to realise that the President meant no evil for the country.

    “Today, he has proven to us that God chose you [the President] at this difficult time for you to be a leader,” he added.

    He made these remarks during a press conference organised to mark the region’s current NPP leadership’s first-year anniversary.

    Among other things, he touted the achievements of the government under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo and also thanked him for allowing himself to be used as ‘a vessel to save Ghanaians.’

    After several rebuttals against claims of Ghana ever returning to the IMF under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo, the government, through some officials, including Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah and Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, finally conceded and made a u-turn on its stance regarding government seeking support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

    The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and his Deputy, John Kumah, had on various occasions disputed assertions that the country would eventually return to the IMF. Even a few days before the announcement, the latter had categorically stated while answering questions on the floor of Parliament on behalf of the Minister for Finance, that the country was not returning to the Bretton Woods institution.

    “Government has resolved to take necessary and tough measures to restore and sustain macro stability as well as promote credibility and investor confidence through the implementation of government’s fiscal consolidation and debt sustainability measures. We will continue to collaborate with the fund as we stabilise the economy for a strong recovery and revitalisation. As we speak, Ghana is not going to the IMF, but we also want to make it clear that we will continue to work with the Fund for fiscal consolidation and debt sustainability,” he said.

    But to the utmost surprise of the entire citizenry, government through a statement signed by the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, and dated July 1, 2022, indicated that there had already been a conversation between the IMF boss, Kristalina Georgieva and President Akufo-Addo conveying its decision to engage with Fund.

    Meanwhile, Ghana has been able to secure a $3 billion bailout from the IMF over three years. It has so far received about GHS 600 million which is the first tranche of money to be disbursed following an agreement and pending fulfilments of certain terms for rest of funds to be released.

  • The old me would have sent boys to deal with Kwaku Duah for slapping an NPP agent – Chairman Wontumi

    The old me would have sent boys to deal with Kwaku Duah for slapping an NPP agent – Chairman Wontumi

    Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has commented on an alleged assault incident involving independent candidate Kwaku Duah during the recently concluded Kumawu by-election.

    Kwaku Duah is accused of slapping an agent of the NPP. According to Mr Wontumi, but for turning a new leaf, he would have had the independent candidate dealt with.

    “Do you know that the independent candidate has slapped someone? He is frustrated. He slapped someone at an Anglican school near the chief’s palace.

    “If I was in my old ways, I would have ordered my boys to deal with him, but I have decided to hand him over to the police. Otherwise, I would have dealt with him severely,” he said in an interview with Adom TV on May 23, 2023.

    Mr Wontumi asserted that Mr Duah’s declining popularity and dwindling number of supporters may have contributed to his frustration, which seemingly led to the reported act of assault.

    “He is frustrated because what happens during a general election is different from a by-election. It’s a different game. The independent candidate is frustrated because he has lost all his followers,” he stated.

    The late MP, Philip Basoah polled 14,960 to win the seat for the NPP in the 2020 parliamentary polls, representing 51.11% of valid votes cast.

    The independent candidate, Duah Kwaku polled 11,698 votes (39.96%) to come in second whiles the NDC’s Bernard Opoku Marfo polled a paltry 2,439 votes (8.33%), the only other candidate was Nana Amoako of GUM who got 174 (0.59%).

    But in this year’s by-election, Kwaku Duah, an independent candidate, garnered 2,478 votes, representing 11.51%.

    Ernest Yaw Anim received 15,264 votes, representing 70.91% of the valid votes. Kwasi Amankwaa, running on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured 3,723 votes, representing 17.29%.

  • Kumawu: Moment Chairman Wontumi went down his knees to appeal for votes

    Kumawu: Moment Chairman Wontumi went down his knees to appeal for votes

    The tension is getting high in Kumawu as the by-election draws nigh.

    Bigwigs of the two major political parties; the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress have visited the Kumawu constituency to interact with residents and also convince them to vote for their parties.

    A new video that has surfaced on the internet captures the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, otherwise known as Chairman Wontumi kneeling and begging electorates to vote for their candidate – Ernest Yaw Anim in the upcoming by-election on May 23, 2023.

    In a 30-second video, Wontumi is heard telling the people to vote for Ernest Yaw Anim to be the replacement of the deceased MP in parliament.

    The late New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti Region, Philip Basoah who died on March 27, was buried Saturday, May 20, 2023.

    It is expected that just after the burial, the Electoral Commission (EC) will conduct the Kumawu by-election on May 23, 2023.

    Philip Basoah died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he had been on admission for a serious ailment.

    The deceased MP was one of the three absentee MPs during a critical vote to confirm ministerial appointees of President Akufo-Addo.

    According to a report by the brother of the late Kumawu Member of Parliament, Philip Basoah, Solomon Basoah, his brother was found unconscious in his room on March 24 and was rushed to the hospital where he passed four days later.

  • Kumawu election: Wontumi accuses NDC of sponsoring independent candidate to split NPP votes

    Kumawu election: Wontumi accuses NDC of sponsoring independent candidate to split NPP votes

    The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a former NPP member running as an independent candidate are challenging the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 23rd May 2023 Kumawu by-election in the Ashanti region.

    The Party on Sunday 23rd April 2023 elected Ernest Yaw Anim a native of Kumawu Bodomase as their parliamentary candidate to face the NDC’s prepared candidate, Kwasi Amankwa, grandson of the late Sekyere Kumawu Member of Parliament (MP) Philip Atta Basoa and Kwaku Duah an Independent Candidate, a Nephew to the Paramount Chief of the Kumawu, Barimah Tweneboah Koduah.

    Addressing NPP members after a successful primary at Kumawu Besore, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as ‘Chairman Wontumi’ chairman of the party for Ashanti, assured the party leadership and members of resounding victory ahead of the by-election.

    He pledged to lead a close-fitting campaign in the constituency which will leave no breathing space for the NDC’s candidate and the independent candidate being sponsored by the major opposition Party the NDC going into the by-election.

    “As the regional Chairman leading the party into this by-election, I can confirm that as of now, the NDC candidate and the former NPP member who has rebelled against us to contest as an independent candidate sponsored by the NDC behind the scene is now powerless and weak. This is because our candidate Ernest Yaw Anim is a native of Bosodomase where the bought NDC’s independent candidate is coming from. So therefore, the independent candidate is no more a threat to us, he is powerless to challenge us. So he is in this contest to pay school fees but not to make a meaningful impact against us’’ he alleged with assurance to the party.

    He further questioned that, “If it’s not the NDC behind his campaign, why must he adopt the colour green, a known colour of the NDC on his campaign poster, question one. Question two, after this by-election; we will go into election 2024, where was he going to get money to contest this election? So, for now, Kwaku Duah is known as “ Kwaku Duah Ampontuah (rebel Kwaku Duah) he was an NPP member but now he is Judas Iscariot who now has the NDC behind. So the game is clear. Therefore, we are going to mobilize and unite all the aspirants who lost to face him in the election activities and so we are going to win the by-election and it has started’’ reiterated.

  • Chairman Wontumi hauls Afia Schwarzenegger to court again

    Chairman Wontumi hauls Afia Schwarzenegger to court again

    Afia Schwarzenegger has been dragged to court once again for violating the terms on which she was freed in an earlier contempt case.

    One can recall that after Chairman Wontumi slapped the comedienne with a defamation lawsuit, she reportedly failed to show up in court despite several cautions.

    Things escalated and she was sentenced to 10 days in prison, on the grounds of Contempt of Court, but she went into complete hiding.

    She later turned herself in, issued an apology with remorse, and her lawyer prayed the court that his client should be made to pay a fine instead.

    It was in the bid to annul the 10-day prison sentence that the socialite was ordered to sign a bond of good behavior for 36 months, in addition to a fine of GHC60,000.

    Afia was also ordered not to comment on the case on any platform during the pendency of the bond, with the court directing that any breach of these orders will warrant the socialite being hauled back.

    But Chairman Wontumi, after analyzing events closely on social media, has come to the realization that the socialite did not heed any of the court’s rules.

    In that regard, Wontumi’s counsel has issued another lawsuit seeking the court to haul back the comedienne.

    “The counsel for and behalf of the applicant herein will move this honorable court for an order praying the honorable court to punish the respondent herein for continuing contempt arising from respondent violation and disobedient to the terms of the judgment of this court,” parts of the statements made available to GhanaWeb read.

    Check out the full statement below:

  • Wontumi’s wives jointly performed funeral rite for their mother-in-law

    Wontumi’s wives jointly performed funeral rite for their mother-in-law

    Wives of Mr. Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, were made to perform some rites as part of the Akan tradition, at his mother’s funeral.

    The Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman’s mother, Madam Elizabeth Boampong Nyamekye, who passed away in November 2022 at age 64, was laid to rest on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Kumasi in the Ashanti region.

    Chairman Wontumi honored his mother with a befitting burial which was witnessed by scores of prominent personalities.

    Politicians, musicians, actors, and a host of celebrities graced the event in grand style.

    But one thing that couldn’t go unnoticed was the presence of Chairman Wontumi’s two wives, and how it caused a stir on social media.

    Shortly after the burial, Wontumi’s wives were made to stand before the crowd where they presented some items including assorted drinks, bottles of schnapps, pieces of cloth, Kente, packs of water, sheep, and many others to their husband’s family.

    The rivals, Frema (first wife), and Adwoa Afriyie (second wife) captured in black and red outfits stood before their husband’s family as they were introduced to invited guests.

    “If these two have agreed to stand here together, then you lot should keep quiet. Family members who have got nothing better to say should shut up,” the moderator of the ceremony said.

    Videos from the event which went viral on social media caused a stir amidst interesting observations from netizens.

    Watch the video below:

  • MC Shades Wontumi’s Baby Mama at his mothers funeral

    MC Shades Wontumi’s Baby Mama at his mothers funeral

    NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi laid his mother to rest on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in a beautiful ceremony.

    However, one video from the final funeral rites that has since gone viral was when the MC subtly jabbed Wontumi’s baby mama.

    In Ghana, as part of the funeral rites, the in-laws of the deceased are to make a presentation of items and money.

    Wontumi’s wife, Michylina Antwi Boasiako, together with the baby mama presented their items and this triggered the MC to make certain remarks.

    While making the presentation, she hinted that if you are woman who has not been properly married under the right customs and you call yourself a second wife, it is your own palava.

    As the MC was making her remarks, the baby mama’s facial expressions sparked reactions from Ghanaians.

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    Read some reaction from netizens

    virgo goddess said:

    Baby mama WKHKYD

    hajia firdous stated:

    Herr asantefoc ni ekutia; well said, piaww

    RUKKY remarked:

    This is compound house behavior no wonder he went for the second lady

    Thefantegal stated:

    Eeiiiii I have to listen to this 20 time. Akutie nie

    Blackdarling remarked:

    Forget the ring ooo, it’s always about the peace.

    Akua Boatemaa Osei-tutu said:

    MC I love you

    Martha Benti said:

    this baby mama has the audacity and guts to be there

    Jade Dancann opined:

    The Mc has a problem with the baby mama perrr cus ei

  • Chairman Wontumi flaunts his 90% complete plush house for the first time

    Chairman Wontumi flaunts his 90% complete plush house for the first time

    Without a doubt, Chairman Wontumi is amongst the richest men in the country with regard to his mining company and other businesses both known and unknown.

    Arguably, Chairman Wontumi’s palace might be the largest and most expensive mansion in the country.

    The business magnate and gold merchant has made sure to own that title as he is reported to have blown a whopping $15 million and contracted the most expensive building engineer to work on the mansion.

    Although the mansion is near completion, the trending videos on the digital space have sent shivers down the spines of netizens.

    The ‘Wontumi Palace’ is expected to be ready for occupation by two months’ time.

    If sources from grapevines are anything to go by, it is said that the palace will have about a 40-bedroom complex, a large swimming pool, and a very spacious compound to accommodate all of his expensive cars plus other mind-blowing features.

    The question that lingers on the minds of many is how is the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman funding the construction of his mansion.

    Watch the video below to know more…

  • Corruption fight: Akufo-Addo’s 6 years surpasses NDC’s 8 years – Jinapor to Mahama

    Corruption fight: Akufo-Addo’s 6 years surpasses NDC’s 8 years – Jinapor to Mahama

    Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has responded to former president John Dramani Mahama’s recent accusation of corruption on the part of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

    The said allegation was contained in a Facebook post Mahama authored in the wake of Akufo-Addo’s statement at an event in Koforidua that Akonta Mining Limited was not engaged in galamsey (illegal small-scale mining) anywhere in the country at the time he was speaking.

    The comoany is owned by Ashanti Regional chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi, real name Bernard Antwi Boasiako.

    “It is unacceptable that President Nana Akufo-Addo has consistently put pressure on state anti-corruption institutions by announcing clearance of appointees and companies that are under investigation for wrongdoing,” Mahama said.

    Mahama added that the actions and words of Akufo-Addo were inimical to the fight against corruption in Ghana.

    In his response to Mahama, Jinapor stressed that Akufo-Addo’s six-year record in fighting corruption was better that the eight years of the Mills / Mahama administration (2013 – 2017).

    “Permit me to assert, without a shred of equivocation that the record of President Akufo-Addo’s Government in the past six years of fighting corruption far surpasses the NDC’s eight-year record.”

    He defended his view by stressing thus: “Needless to point out that President Akufo-Addo’s extraordinary funding of anti-corruption institutions, the establishment of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, which as I speak, is investigating this matter…

    “… the passage of the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), rapid investigations of allegations of corruption, and many more are testament to his remarkable record in the fight against corruption.”

    The minister also reiterated that the Akonta Mining probe was still ongoing with the Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) seized with the matter.

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • Akonta Mining currently not engaged in any illegal mining – Akufo-Addo

    Akonta Mining currently not engaged in any illegal mining – Akufo-Addo

    According to President Akufo-Addo, Akonta Mining Company Limited is not currently engaged in any unlawful mining activities in Ghana.

    The President made this statement on Wednesday at the National Union of Ghana Catholic Diocesan Priests Association’s 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress in Koforidua.

    For alleged illegalities the company allegedly committed in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Western North Region last year, numerous groups and individuals have called for punitive measures against the company and its owners, led by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwo-Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.

    When asked by the event’s chair, Ing. Ken Ashigbey, why Chairman Wontumi is still free to go about his business when he ought to be under investigation and prosecuted, President Akufo-Addo said that Akonta Mining is not now engaging in any criminal activity.

    “Let me respond briefly to the chairperson on the issue of illegal mining. I want to assure him and all of you that Akonta Mining is not engaged in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana as we speak.

    “Further, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has through the agency of the Forestry Commission, with the assistance of the military, made the effort to cordon off all 294 sites of forest reserves in the country and rid them of illegal mining as we speak.”

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    The Lands Ministry forbade the Company, which is owned by Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, the chairman of the New Patriotic Party for the Ashanti Region, from mining in the Tano Nimiri forest reserve in October 2022.

    The Ministry claims that despite Akonta Mining Limited having a mining lease to conduct mining activities in specific areas of Samreboi outside the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve, the company lacked the mineral rights necessary to conduct any mining operations there.

    The Special Prosecutor is currently investigating the matter.

  • Your curses didn’t work, You’re still going to Jail – Maurice Ampaw to Afia Schwarzenegger

    Lawyer for Chairman Wontumi, Maurice Ampaw, has descended on Afia Schwarzenegger, trolling her over her current predicament.

    Ampaw said Schwarzenegger should hold off on jubilating after a judge temporarily lifted the bench warrant for her arrest.

    According to the controversial lawyer, she is not free and would have to report to court on December 15th to face the musc.

    Ampaw said Afia would be dealt with properly on that day.

    He then turned to the trips she took to several shrines earlier this year to curse Chairman Wontumi, Ampaw himself and others.

    He mocked her and said all those trips were for nothing.

    The lawyer said he serves a living God and no shrine has any power over him.

    Hilariously, Ampaw started singing praises and worship in his video!

    Netizens couldn’t help laughing, noting how Afia has turned a lawyer into a preacher!

    Watch Ampaw attack Schwarzenegger below…

     

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  • Bench warrant for arrest of Afia Schwarzenegger cancelled – A Plus reveals

    A message on A Plus’ Facebook page reveals that the bench warrant issued for Afia Schwarzenegger’s arrest had been revoked.

    He wrote, “Bench warrant for the arrest of Afia Schwarzenegger has been revoked by the trial judge according to her lawyer.”

    The actress/comedian went into hiding after the Tema High Court issued a bench warrant for her arrest for slandering Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the NPP’s Ashanti Region Chairman.

    Afia Schwarzenegger was taken to court on July 14, 2022, after declaring in public that she had an affair with Chairman Wontumi and had been seeing him for months.

    The matter was sent to court and Afia Schwar was invited for the case but all efforts to meet Afia was not successful.

    Chairman Wontumi asked the court to restrain Afia Schwarzenegger from talking about him making reference to the affairs and dating matter but Afia did not go accordingly.

    Later, Afia spoke about the case on United Showbiz, despite it being before the court.

    As a result, Chairman Wontumi filed a contempt suit against her along with Nana Ama McBrown (Host of the Show), Kwame A Plus (Panelist), Mr. Logic (Panelist) and Fada Dickson (Managing Director of Despite Media) for making pronouncement on the alleged defamatory case.

    Afia is to spend 10 days in jail per the sentence delivered by the judge as McBrown, A Plus and Logic were fined GH¢60,000 each (5,000 penalty units).

  • Do not misinterpret my posts – Akuapem Poloo warns

    She made the comment immediately after some netizens argued that her previous post where she thanked the judiciary of Ghana was a way of celebrating the court sentence ruled against Afia Schwarzenegger in her defamation case against Chairman Wontumi.

    Recall that a High Court in Tema, on Thursday, December 1, 2022 fined Fadda Dickson Narh, Felicity Nana Ama Agyeman aka Empress Nana Ama Mcbrown, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, alias Afia Schwarzeneger, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias Kwame A Plus and Emmanuel Barnes alias Mr. Logic who have had issues with the law, based on a panel discussion held on United Showbiz, a television entertainment discussion programme on UTV.

    She is to spend 10 days in prison when arrested while the others were slapped with a ¢60,000 fine each.

    Not too long after, Akuapem Poloo wrote on her Instagram page, “Last Year December by this time, I was on my way to Nsawam Prison. Thank You, Allah Thank, you the judiciary thank you Ghana ??????????  thank you the world.”

    On the back of this, people insustated that she was jubilating over the misfortune that has befallen her antogonist Afia. However, she issued a disclaimer instantly distancing her from the fallcy shaping people’s perspective.

    “I didn’t even know Afia Schwarzenegger will be jailed. I was just happy I am free and December 1 marks a year I was in Jail. Ghanaians should be happy for me instead of reading meanings into my post. Although Afia Schwarzenegger said unpleasant things about me when I was in jail, I will never wish bad for her,” she stated.

     

     

  • Afia Schwarzenegger’s latest video takes a dig at haters and informants

    Afia Schwarzenegger has continued to keep her social media pages active with videos and photos which suggest that she is not behind bars despite the court order.

    As reported by GhanaWeb, a High Court sentenced the actress and comedienne to 10-day imprisonment in relation to a lawsuit by Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party.

    Afia and four others Fadda Dickson Narh, Nana Ama McBrown, A Plus, Mr Logic were cited for contempt of court.

    The host of United Showbiz, Nana Ama McBrown, and two of her guests, were made to pay a fine of GH¢65,000 each.

    Afia Schwarzenegger was not in court last Thursday when the case was called, however, her sentencing was made in her absence.

    The subject of her whereabouts has dominated social media conversations with some informants who claim to know her ‘hiding place’ providing information to police on social media.

    The outspoken comedienne who has a significant social media following on Thursday morning took to her TikTok page to clap back at haters and informants.

    Afia borrowed the lyrics of Kofi Kinaata’s song ‘MalaFaka’ to convey her message.

    Check out the video below:

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  • Chairman Wontumi and Nana Tonardo on a tour

    It appears Chairman Wontumi and Nana Tonardo’s newfound friendship is intensifying each passing day, as the two have been spotted touring one of the former’s uncompleted estates.

    The NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman and Nana Tonardo’s friendship was built on a seeming common enemy, Afia Schwarzenegger, and now that she has seemingly landed herself in trouble, the men are having a swirl of a time.

    Asides from going after anyone who slanders Chairman Wontumi, Tonardo has been spotted on several occasions showering praises on the politician whom he has tagged as generous, in a bid to spite Afia Schwarzenegger.

    It can be recalled that when the feud between Afia Schwarzenegger and Chairman Wontumi first started, Tonardo took sides with the NPP Chainman while constantly attacking Afia on social media.

    He was later invited to the politician’s media house where he was taken on a tour.

    However, in the latest development, Chairman Wontumi has been captured in a viral video, hanging out with Nana Tonardo again.

    Mr. Wontumi embarked on a tour around his new, unfinished building project in Kumasi with Tonardo and this has sparked some reactions on social media.

    This comes after Wontumi was granted victory in a court case where his nemesis, Afia Schwarzenegger, has been slapped with a ten-day jail sentence after he filed a defamation lawsuit.

    Checkout the video below:

     

  • I hope we all learn a lesson from my court case and GH¢65,000 fine – McBrown

    Actress and host of United Showbiz on UTV, Nana Ama McBrown, has explained her side of the story after she was fined a total of GH¢65,000 by the court for contempt.

    This was in relation to a lawsuit by Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party.

    According to McBrown, she has learned her lessons and promised to tread cautiously on her show together with her guests to avert a similar situation in the future.

    The celebrated actress also offered a piece of advice to media personalities as well as social media commentators to be measured when discussing matters on their show to prevent being sued, fined by a court, or landing behind bars.

    “We were in court on Thursday and I just want to share my story to serve as a deterrent to others. This is for people who work on radio, television, and social media. Today is my turn, yours might be next but I pray that this might be the last. I don’t want to see anyone in trouble.

    “In the end, the judge ruled that our boss at UTV, Fadda Dickson was discharged. It was I, the host, A Plus, and Mr Logic who were fined, I must say that we were so lucky. The fine was a warning to us but I must thank God for his grace. We were able to instantly pay our fine due to his blessings upon our lives. We had the strength and means to settle it and paid to the court. We paid GH¢60,000 each to the court and an extra GH¢5000 to the lawyer,” McBrown detailed by thanking God for the opportunity to be blessed with money to settle her debt.

    As earlier reported by GhanaWeb, Fadda Dickson Narh, Nana Ama McBrown, A Plus, Mr Logic and Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, better known as Afia Schwarzenegger were cited for contempt of court. However, Afia Schwarzenegger was sentenced to 10 days in prison because she was not in court on Thursday when the case was called.

    Watch the video below:

  • Afia Schwarzenegger missing as her daughter performs at a ballet show

    On December 3, 2022, Pena Geiling E Amankona, Afia Schwarzenegger’s daughter, performed at the national ballet show at the national theatre with her mother nowhere in sight after Chairman Wontumi placed a bounty on her head.

    In front of hundreds of spectators, Pena performed in a skin-fitting leotard suit coloured white with red petals sewn on it.

    In a post shared by blogger Sammy Kay Media on Instagram, he captioned, “@queenafiaschwarzenegger ‘s daughter @penalistic_pena performing at the ongoing National Ballet Show at the National Theater, Accra.”

    On December 3, 2022, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, better known as Chairman Wontumi, offered to reward an amount of GH¢5,000 to anyone who gives information on the hiding place of Afia Schwarzenegger.

     

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    In a wontumionline.com report, Chairman Wontumi called on the general public to help the security forces locate Afia Schwarzenegger after the Tema High court sentenced her to ten days in prison with a fine of GH¢60,000.

    This comes after Fadda Dickson, Nana Ama McBrown, Afia Schwarzenegger, Kwame A Plus, and Emmanuel Barnes, popularly known as Mr Logic and UTV, were cited for contempt of court.

    The parties were dragged to court by Chairman Wontumi after discussing the merits of a defamation suit which was pending in court.

    The High Court in its ruling on Thursday, December 1, 2022, convicted and fined all of them to pay GH¢60,000 each; in default, they are to spend two months in jail.

     

  • Nana Ama McBrown offered to pay over GH¢300K after contempt judgment – A Plus alleges

    Political activist and entertainment pundit, Kwame A Plus, has reiterated his call for people to work hard and look for money because it can save a person even from going to jail.

    He was reacting to a December 1, 2022, Accra High Court contempt ruling that pronounced fines on himself and others with jail time to be imposed in case of default.

    A Plus said in a video posted on his Facebook wall that he was witness to how a co-convict opted to settle the GH¢65,000 fine slapped on all of them.

    The person in question is Nana Ama McBrown, actress and hostess of UTV’s entertainment programme, United Showbiz.

    “…when the amount was mentioned, GHC65,000 cedis, Nana Ama McBrown removed her cheque and offered to pay for everyone, Ama; you are brutal.

    “When I went out of the court, I was almost accosted until I replied that ‘my Lord, we are going to take our chequebook and give the court money.’

    He continued that McBrown asked the other accused Fadda Dickson: “Fadda should I pay for everyone so that you reimburse me? Fadda said she should relax, that the money was there.”

    He did not disclose whether the total sum of GHC325,000 in lieu of the five persons had been settled and by who.

    Fadda Dickson, Felicity Nana Ama Agyeman, aka Nana Ama McBrown; Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, alias Afia Schwarzenegger; Kwame Asare Obeng, alias Kwame A Plus, and Emmanuel Barnes, alias Mr. Logic and UTV, were recently cited for contempt of court.

    The parties were dragged to court by Chairman Wontumi after all except Fadda Dickson, the Executive Director of the United Showbiz programme, discussed the merits of Wontumi’s defamation suit against Afia Schwar whiles the issue was pending in court.

    The High Court in its ruling on Thursday, December 1, 2022, convicted and fined all of them to pay GH¢65,000 each; in default, they are to spend two months in jail.

  • Chairman Wontumi places GH¢5,000 bounty on Afia Schwarzenegger

    Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, better known as Chairman Wontumi, has offered to reward anyone who gives information about the hiding place of Afia Schwarzenegger an amount of GH¢5,000.

    In a wontumionline.com report, Chairman Wontumi called on the general public to help the security forces locate Afia Schwarzenegger, after the Tema High court sentenced her to ten days in prison with a fine of GH¢60,000.

    This report comes after the socialite and mother of three went silent on social media, and her whereabouts remain unknown to many.

    In an interview with Movement TV, Lawyer for Chairman Wontumi, Maurice Ampaw, declared Afia Schwarzenegger “Ghana’s most wanted”.

    The private legal practitioner indicated that his team has handed over the warrant to all security patrol teams in the country to ensure Afia Schwarzenegger is arrested when spotted along the borders of Ghana.

    He also cautioned anyone who is harbouring Afia Schwarzenegger to put an abrupt end to it or face the law when apprehended.

    Meanwhile, Fadda Dickson, Nana Ama McBrown, Afia Schwarzenegger, Kwame A Plus, and Emmanuel Barnes, popularly known as Mr Logic and UTV, were cited for contempt of court.

    The parties were dragged to court by Chairman Wontumi after discussing the merits of a defamation suit which was pending in court.

    The High Court in its ruling on Thursday, December 1, 2022, convicted and fined all of them to pay GH¢60,000 each; in default, they are to spend two months in jail.

     

  • ‘Will the people who killed Jesus pay GHC65,000?’ – A Plus reacts to court’s ruling

    Kwame Asare Obeng, well known by his stage as A Plus, was found guilty of contempt of court along with three other people after debating the merits of a defamation case that was now before the court.

    He [A Plus], Felicity Nana Ama Agyeman, alias Nana Ama Mcbrown, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, alias Afia Schwarzenegger, and Emmanuel Barnes, alias Mr. Logic, had been sued by Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling NPP.

    Along with Fadda Dickson Narh and UTV, the four were present.

    In its decision on December 1, 2022, the High Court found all of them guilty and sentenced them to pay GH60,000 in fines. If they fail to do so, they will serve two months in prison.

    However, due to her absence from court on Thursday when the matter was called, Afia Schwarzenegger will serve 10 days in jail. A bench warrant was issued by the court for her immediate arrest.

    However, the court granted Fadda Dickson Narh, the Executive Producer of the United Showbiz program on UTV, a pardon in its decision since he expressed regret before the issue was presented to court by ordering an apology to be published on UTV.

    Reacting to the court ruling on his verified Facebook timeline, A Plus compared a similar contempt of court cases that happened under the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration.

    He said contemnor under the Mahama administration were made to pay as low as GHC3,000 as a fine but under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his “useless government” a contemnor is paying as high as GHC65,000 – because GHC3,000 under Akufo-Addo can be used to dragon spray and viagra.

    A Plus wrote in pidgin, “as they take the money then the white for my eyes inside want turn yellow. Chai!! Immediately then I want write something for Facebook. Wey McBrown say, herh!! Another 65 be that. Gyae!!

    “So if they catch the people wey they k!ll Jesus self like they go pay 65 thousand? This judge errrh…. my friend, money before you talk ooo. If e be you like by now your family members dey plan how to sell the cocoa farm to come comot you.”

    He added, “Under Mahama, Hopeson Adoye paid 3000 for contempt. Sir John paid 10,000. Sammy Awuku paid 5000.

    “Under Akufo Addo and his useless government, there is so much inflation that we were convicted to a fine of 65.000.00 because 3000 can only by dragon spray and viagra.”

    “My right to freedom of expression is inalienable. If you can’t stand me just die. Such a ridiculous and shameful judgement!!!” A Plus stressed.

     

  • I’m a Catholic, you should have called me to ask about galamsey allegations – Wontumi to Catholic Bishops

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi, has bemoaned the call by Catholic Bishops for officials of his company, Akonta Mining, to be prosecuted.

    The Ghana Catholic Bishops, after their plenary assembly in Donkokrom in the Eastern Region, called on the government to go after financiers of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

    “We urge the relevant agencies responsible for the protection and preservation of our natural resources to ensure the prosecution of the financiers of activities that result in major crises facing the country such as illegal mining (galamsey).

    “One critical example is the call for prosecution of the owners of Akonta mining Limited, among others who have been accused by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, confirmed by the Minerals Commission and reported in the media,” parts of a communique by the Catholic Bishop Conference read.

    Reacting to this in an interview on Neat FM, which was monitored by GhanaWeb, Wontumi said that the bishops should have called him to ask about the allegation because he (Wontumi) is a member of the Catholic Church.

    He added that his outfit, Akonta Mining, is not involved in illegal small-scale mining but is rather a large-scale mining company.

    “Where I don’t agree with them (the Bishops) is that I am a Catholic myself, so they could have called me to ask about the truth of the matter so that I can give them all the documents I have.

    “They are men of God and so I don’t want to say anything against them … What I can say is that as it is written in Romans 8:31; If God is for you, who can be against you?

    “My last quotation for them is from Isaiah 54 vs 10 (Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed),” he said in Twi.

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi’s mining company destroyed

    Government is alleged to have ordered for the burning of the ‘galamsey’ site structures in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.

    This follows a directive from the Lands Ministry for all operations by mining firm, Akonta Mining Limited to be halted.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    According to sources, the burning of the structures took place on Wednesday, October 12, 2022.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    This was after heavy equipment belonging to the mining firm owned by the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Wontumi had been evacuated.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    In a statement issued on September 30 and signed by the sector minister, the Ministry said it has taken note of “publications about certain operations by Akonta Mining Limited in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Amenfi West Municipality in the Western Region”.

    According to the Ministry, even though Akonta Mining Limited has a mining lease to undertake mining operations in some parts of Samreboi, outside the Forest Reserve, “the company has no mineral right to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve”.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    The statement said the sector minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has therefore directed the Forestry Ministry to, “forthwith, ensure that the company does not carry out any operation in the Forest and to take the necessary action against any person found culpable in this matter”.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    “Our records show that Akonta Mining Ltd, on August 25, 2022, applied for a Mining Lease to undertake mining operations in the said Forest Reserve. By a Ministerial Directive, all reconnaissance, prospecting and/or exploratory activities in Forest Reserves in the country are suspended, except in exceptional circumstances.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    “Although this directive does not affect mining in Forest Reserves, Akonta Mining Limited’s application has not been determined. Accordingly, any alleged activity being undertaken by the company in the Forest Reserve is illegal”, the statement further disclosed.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    In conclusion, the Ministry pledged its commitment to dealing with the menace of illegal mining in Ghana, popularly known as ‘galamsey’.

    Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve: Site structures belonging to Wontumi's mining company destroyed

    Meanwhile, the conversation about illegal mining continues to gain prominence with many calling on government to prosecute management of Akonta Mining Limited.

    Source: Myjoyonline

  • I haven’t commented on Wontumi’s Akonta Mining issue; produce my voice if you have it – Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi

    President of the National House of Chiefs Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, has denied publications in a section of the Ghanaian media that he has asked persons claiming that mining firm, Akonta Mines, belonging to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Anwti Bosiako (Chairman Wontumi) is engaged in illegal small scale mining (Galamseny), to produce evidence to that effect.

    He dared persons who say he made that comment to produce his tape if they have it to back their claims.

    Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II is reported to have asked persons with evidence to back the claims that Chairman Wontumi is involved in galasmey.

    “I have heard that Wontumi is doing galamsey. Whether it is true or not, I don’t know and I don’t have any evidence, so how do I tell the president about Wontumi in such a forum or expect me to speak about an issue on national television when I don’t have any facts or direct evidence on Wontumi’s activities?

    “So, if you have the evidence or anyone has evidence that Wontumi is into galamsey, make it available to the president and he will act on it,” he is reported to have toldsaid after a meeting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had with Chiefs in Kumasi last week Wednesday October 5 on the issue of galamsey.

    But speaking in interview with TV3’s Ato Kwamena Haizel on Tuesday October 11, he said he never made that comment.

    He said “After my statement, the press went out…on His Excellency’ statement with [the Chiefs]. The [President[ said ‘Every village has a chief, and then he, as a lawyer will want to have hard facts to add on. I even suggested that your Excellency, sometimes some of these rumours should be investigated, that was indoors. At no point did anybody including me mentioned Antwi Boasiako or Wontum’s name at the meeting.  So, if anybody has any evidence , my voice anywhere  that person  come out with it .

    “I remember one of the members raised the issue of Akonta Mines in Samroboe Forest and I intervened to say that yes, I was aware the paramount chief in the area had wanted to send a team there but he had a call somewhere and so had to stop them. Even at that point, I didn’t know the owners of Akonta Mining but what I said is that, people go under the guise of prospecting license to do mining, and so we were pleading with his excellency just as he is also pleading to [Chiefs], we will also plead with him to also involve his MMDCEs and politicians so that all of us will fight the menace of galamsey.

    “Because we are the custodians of the lands and all these forest reserves were given to Forestry Commission to manage for us. Again, I made the point the regulatory framework  of mining, [the Chiefs] are not part of it and so we were demanding that at least the small scale mining licenses regime should be handled at the MDAs offices instead of we getting  from Accra. This is what went on other chiefs also gave their dimensions.”

  • Galamsey: Martin Kpebu to personally lodge a complaint for Chairman Wontumi’s arrest

    Legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has declared his intention to report the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, to the Police Service over his alleged involvement in illegal mining, also known as galamsey.

    Mr Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has become the talk of town after his company, Akonta Mining Limited, was reportedly found mining at the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve without a mining license, implying an illegality.

    Chairman Wontumi has denied reports by JoyNews suggesting his involvement in the menace that has destroyed water bodies and forest reserves in the country.

    “I have a large scale company which Akonta Mining is under… All the required documents, I have, I will make all available,” Chairman Wontumi said.

    Despite his rebuttal, Martin Kpebu insists that the NPP Ashanti Regional Chair is complicit in illegal mining.

    “I will call Eratus that we should go, I will accompany him. If he is not willing to be complainant, I am willing because if the Police are not willing to take in Chairman Wontumi I will go and lodge an official complaint and be complainant in the case so that they will start a formal investigation,” he said while speaking on October 8’s edition of Newsfile hosted by Samson Lardy Anyenini.

    According to him, the Police Service’s inaction over the matter reads foul play as Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Afuff Dampare and his officers have been swift to arrest other illegal miners.

    “.. Now IGP, save our day, save Ghana, rein in Wontumi…Where is IGP, can’t he go and arrest Wontumi?” he asked.

    In a press statement dated August 18, 2022, Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, revealed that Akonta Mining Ltd has applied for a prospecting licence which is yet to be processed by the Commission. The Company also applied for a Forest Entry Permit to enter the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.

    A recent statement from the Lands Ministry goes to show that Akonta Mining Limited has been engaging in mining activities in the Tano Nimiri Forest.

    The Lands Ministry in a statement dated September 30, 2022, directed Akonta Mining Limited to halt its operations in the forest reserve.

    “Our records show that Akonta Mining Ltd, on August 25, 2022, applied for a Mining Lease to undertake mining operations in the said Forest Reserve. By a Ministerial Directive, all reconnaissance, prospecting and/or exploratory activities in Forest Reserves in the country are suspended, except in exceptional circumstances.

    “Although this directive does not affect mining in Forest Reserves, Akonta Mining Limited’s application has not been determined. Accordingly, any alleged activity being undertaken by the company in the Forest Reserve is illegal,” parts of the statement read.

    Due to this revelation, Mr Kpebu is of the assertion that President Akufo-Addo, who has declared his intention to fight galamsey with all his might and has put his presidency on the line, is shielding persons involved in illegal mining.

    “President Akufo-Addo has shown that for him, he will cover up all erring appointees. That is his mantra.”

    Meanwhile, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded that President Akufo-Addo begin to ensure all who are engaged in illegal mining within his government are sanctioned as stated by the law.

    The party’s National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, during a presser last Thursday said “Ghanaians are tired of your flowery speeches and useless rhetoric. The so-called fight against ‘galamsey’ has been a spectacular failure and the only way to salvage it is for you to man up and finally begin to crack the whip on your errant appointees and NPP functionaries who are neck-deep in the ‘galamsey’ business.”

    “We demand the immediate prosecution of all NPP functionaries and NPP officials who have engaged in illegal mining such as Charles Bissue, Chairman Wontumi, the evidence is clear, Andy Owusu, Ekow Ewusi, Prof. Frimpong Boateng among others,” he added.

    In a recent development, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker has disclosed that Akonta Mining firm has vacated its ‘galamsey’ site in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Akonta Mining Ltd has vacated ‘galamsey’ site in Tano Nimiri forest reserve – Mireku Duker

    Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker has disclosed that Akonta Mining firm has vacated its ‘galamsey’ site in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.

    The mining firm has been cited by the Forestry Commission for engaging in illegal mining in the Tano Nimiri Forest reserve without the requisite license.

    Subsequently, the Lands Ministry ordered the firm to halt its operations.

    Speaking on Newsfile, Saturday, Mr. Duker said per reports submitted by his colleague in charge of forestry, the Akonta Mining firm is no more operating in the Forest Reserve.

    The Tarkwa Nsuaem MP added that the matter is currently under investigation by the Lands Ministry.

    “The Deputy Minister responsible for forestry was on the field just recently to see whether Akonta is there and per the reports that he brought, Akonta has left the site…I am saying on authority that Akonta Mining is not at where the matter sprung up during the investigations that came out,” he stated.

    But while the discussion was ongoing, a viewer sent a message to the JoyNews team alleging that the Akonta mining firm is still operating in the forest reserve. This assertion was corroborated by JoyNews‘ Erastus Asare Donkor, who also contributed to the discussion.

    Responding to this allegation, George Mireku Duker explained that the mining firm owns a licensed concession around the Samreboi community.

    “Akonta mining is having a license around Samreboi. Probably, he is referring to those concessions but not the Nimiri forest. If it is about the Nimiri Forest, the Deputy Minister has informed the Ministry that Akonta Mining has left the site.

    “Let me put it on record that Akonta mining firm has concessions around that area. For example, in 2012 June 14, they had recognisance license over an area of 135.87km square at Samreboi…Wayback in 2012 Akonta Mining has been a responsible small-scale mining concessionaire and has been mining responsibly,” he added.

    Meanwhile, Ranking Member on Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor has dared President Akufo-Addo and the Attorney-General to prosecute Akonta Mining firm.

    He challenged the government to prosecute its own officials if indeed it is committed to the fight against ‘galamsey’.

    “It is the President’s own people and top people within his own party who are actively involved in illegal mining and we have said that if indeed he is committed to the fight against ‘galamsey’, he should start with his own people. That will then send a signal that he is indeed serious and determined to fight this menace…the President and his Ministers must show commitment by taking on this company,” he told Blessed Sogah on Top Story, Friday, September 30.

    This call has been backed by several other Civil Society Organisations and Ghanaians.

    Source: MyJoyOnline.com

  • You had no business in Tano Nimiri forest reserve – Kweku Baako berates Akonta Mining

    Kweku Baako Jr., a seasoned journalist, has criticized Akonta Mining Limited for mining in the Tano Nimiri forest reserve in the Western Region’s Amenfi West Municipality.

    Recall that when officials from the Forestry Commission tried to stop corporate employees from mining, they were recently forced out of the forest reserve by a group of strong men.

    Following the incident, Akonta Mining Ltd, a mining company owned by the governing ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako a.k.a Chairman Wontumi, has been stopped by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources from mining in the forest reserve.

    Although the company claims to have a mining lease to operate in the forest reserve, the Ministry however says it has no right to mine in the Tano Nimiri forest reserve.

    “As indicated in the Ministry’s Press Statement, dated 30th September 2022, Akonta Mining Ltd has a pending application dated 25th August 2022, for a Mining Lease over an area within the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. That application has not been determined by the Minister, who is mandated by law, to grant or refuse such applications.”

    “And for the avoidance of any doubt, Akonta Mining Limited has NO mining lease, mineral right, and/or permit to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve, and steps are currently being undertaken to enforce the Minister’s Directive issued on 30th September 2022”, a statement by the Minerals Commission read.

    Touching on the matter during Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” discussion show, Kweku Baako Jnr berated the company for having intruded on the reserve when it knew it had no authorization.

    “I have checked all the licences they hold from 2011, 2012 till date and it doesn’t have one for forest reserve. But the last one which the company’s application is pending, the one in August, it has not been approved but that is in the forest reserve. So, what was the company doing there?…They had no business being in that particular place doing anything because, first of all, they haven’t approved that licence”, he told host Kwami Sefa Kayi.

    He charged the government to get to the bottom of the issue stressing, “this is tough call, a really tough call that again how this matter is handled would either enhance the integrity of the fight or diminish it”.

    “The issue is not that they have applied for a licence to go into a forest reserve. The issue is that you don’t have a licence yet but the company is there. Why? What kind of impunity is that?”, he exclaimed.

  • I will never do anything to hurt the NPP – Wontumi on ‘galamsey’ allegations

    Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a.k.a. Chairman Wontumi, has denied allegations that he is involved in illegal small-scale mining (‘galamsey’).

    He said that he will never do anything to hurt his company or ruin the image of his party, the NPP, adomonline.com reports.

    The regional chairman added that if he wanted to do illegal mining, he will not go through the trouble to acquire the mining licenses he has.

    “I won’t do things to hurt my company; I won’t do things to hurt this party (NPP). In 2017, I could have easily moved to the site to work but I waited untill I got the license before beginning my operations.

    “If someone wants to do galamsey, would the person apply for a lease? You can’t go to the police if you want to engage in a criminal activity,” he said.

    Wontumi added that his only intention in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve was to drive out ‘galamseyers’ as he awaits the permission of the lands minister to start mining.

    “It is like a man who has gone in for a woman and visited her family to perform the knocking ceremony. If another guy wants to rape the lady, you have expressed interest in, won’t you protect your lady? I have the gazette and this is law and if galamsey operators want to destroy my site, shouldn’t I protect the place?” he quizzed.

    Meanwhile, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has directed the Forestry Commission to suspend the operations of Akonta Mining Company in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve of the Amenfi West Municipal Assembly.

    According to a statement issued by the Public Affairs office of the Ministry on Friday, September 30, 2022, the company owned by the ruling NPP Chairman for Ashanti Region has been engaging in mining activities in the forest without a permit.

    “The attention of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been drawn to publications about certain operations by Akonta Mining Limited in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Amenfi West Municipality in the Western Region.

    “Records available to the Ministry show that while Akonta Mining Ltd has a mining lease to undertake mining operations in some parts of Samreboi, outside the Forest Reserve, the company has no mineral right to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve,” the statement said.

    According to the Ministry, while Akonta Mining Company had applied for a permit to mine in the said forest reserve, the Minister had yet to give approval to any such application hence rendering the activities of the firm in the said forest reserve illegal.

     

  • Akonta mining: I am not involved in galamsey – Chairman Wontumi

    Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has denied reports he is involved in illegal mining.

    After the Forestry Commission was directed to halt the activities of Akonta Mining Limited’s operation, Mr. Boasiako said he was willing to allow due process.

    “I am appealing to them to use the law. They should do their investigations, and we should let the law work,” he said on his TV station, Wontumi TV.

    Mr. Boasiako also responded to speculation that he is involved in illegal mining, saying, “I want to tell the public that I am not into galamsey.”

    “I have a large scale company which Akonta mining is under… All the required documents I have, I will make all available,” he added.

    Akonta Mining Company Limited was said to have been operating unlawfully in the Nimri Tano forest reserve in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region.

    According to the government, while the mining company has a lease to undertake mining operations in some parts of Samreboi, the company has no mineral right to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri forest reserve.

    There have been calls for the prosecution of persons running Akonta Mining Limited’s operation in the forest reserve.

    Source: Citinews

  • There is evidence to show some NPP top officials are into illegal mining – John Jinapor

    The Deputy Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, John Jinapor, has called on the government to show commitment to the fight against illegal mining by prosecuting bigwigs involved in the activities.

    According to him, there is evidence to prove that some people in the governing NPP are involved in galamsey which is degrading lands and water bodies in the country.

    Speaking on Newsfile, John Jinapor said that “if they go arresting the small fishes while their men are blatantly disregarding the law and moving into forest reserves and degrading the forest, they’re sending the wrong signal.“

    “The only way to deal with it is for the President to show leadership, by going after his people. There is ample evidence to suggest and to confirm that some top hierarchy within the NPP are engaged in this illegal activity,” he added.

    Using Akonta Mining Limited as an example, the ranking member questioned how the company owned by NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Wontumi obtained a prospecting license that expires in 2035.

    “The law says that you can’t renew a license beyond three years and when you do, it says that the land size ought to be reduced going forward. So, how come Wontumi is able to acquire a prospecting license that expires in 2035? There are a lot of them out there,” Mr Jinapor said.

    In the Akonta Mining Limited case, he stated that the mining firm breached the laws when it moved its activities into the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Amenfi West Municipality in the Western Region.

    “So clearly there is some blatant disregard for the law by some people who feel untouchable,” he added.

    Mr Jinapor charged the government to demonstrate their commitment to dealing with the menace of illegal mining.

    “The President himself said he is putting his job on the line, nobody compelled him, the result so far has been very appalling for me, the President  hasn’t achieved anything significant.”

    Meanwhile, the Lands Ministry has directed Akonta Mining Limited to stop operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest.

    In a statement issued on September 30, the Ministry said even though Akonta Mining Limited has a mining lease to undertake mining operations in some parts of Samreboi, outside the Forest Reserve, “the company has no mineral right to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve”.

    The statement said the sector minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has therefore directed the Forestry Ministry to, “forthwith, ensure that the company does not carry out any operation in the Forest and to take the necessary action against any person found culpable in this matter”.

    The directive came after two persons sustained gunshot wounds at the Akonta Mining firm in Samreboi in the Western Region.

    This happened after a section of the youth reportedly prevented personnel of Akonta Mining Limited from sending more mining equipment into the Tano Nimri Forest reserve on Thursday.

    The company is said to have been mining in the reserve despite a declaration by the government that it has not granted any entry permit into the forest reserve.

    But, OccupyGhana is asking the Lands Ministry to go a step beyond merely directing Akonta Mining Limited to halt operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest in the Western Region.

    According to the pressure group, the ministry must invite the security agencies and the Attorney General into the fray by furnishing them with the information needed to ensure that perpetrators are punished.

    “We therefore demand that you forthwith refer the facts and evidence in your possession that show that the said mining company is undertaking mining operations in breach of the Act, to the police and the Attorney-General for further investigations and prosecution of the company and its directors and officers.”

    Source: Myjoyonline

     

  • 2 sustain gunshot wounds at mining firm in Samreboi

    Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds at Samreboi in the Western Region.

    This happened after a section of the youth reportedly prevented personnel of Akonta Mining Limited from sending more mining equipment into the Tano Nimri Forest reserve.

    The company is said to have been mining in the reserve despite a declaration by government that it has not granted any entry permit into the forest reserve.

    2 sustain gunshot wounds at mining firm in Samreboi

    Two of the vehicles transporting the mining equipment have also been burnt while some vehicles belonging to timber firm Samartex had their windscreens smashed.

    The duo who sustained the wounds have been admitted to the Samartex hospital at Samereboi.

    2 sustain gunshot wounds at mining firm in Samreboi

    JoyNews investigations recently revealed ongoing destruction to the Tano Nimri Forest Reserve despite the government’s declaration it has not given any entry permit into the forest.

    The forest, spanning about 12 football fields, has already been destroyed by mining linked to Akonta Mining Limited.

    The mine is owned by NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly called Chairman Wontumi.

    Source:myjoyonline.com

  • NPP Regional Executive Election: We need unity, there was no loser – Chairman Wontumi

    The re-elected Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiko, has urged all supporters of the party to remain united following the regional executive elections held on Saturday, May 28.

    Delivering his victory speech, Mr Antwi-Boasiko, also known as Chairman Wontumi, informed party faithfuls there were no losers or victors in the just-ended elections held in the region.

    In the local parlance, translated by The Independent Ghana, he said: “All those who vied for positions in this election, no one can be described as a loser.”

    In view of this, he urged all supporters of the party to stay united and resolve whatever grievances that they may have.

    He referenced the adage that talks about how the teeth and tongue sometimes clash, but remain united after whatever conflict there was.

    Chairman Wontumi told the supporters that without unity, it would be difficult for the governing NPP to emerge victorious in the 2024 general elections.

    He also used the opportunity to thank all who believed he could hold the fort and voted to retain him as the Ashanti Regional Chairman.

    This is the third time Chairman Wontumi has been elected to serve in that capacity.

    Mr Bernard Antwi-Boasiko first won the position in 2014. He was re-elected in 2018.

    Source: The Independent Ghana

  • Chairman Wontumi re-elected as NPP Chairman for 3rd time

    Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has sailed through his re-election bid as Regional Chairman for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region.

    This is the third time Chairman Wontumi, as he is popularly called, is securing the seat.

    Chairman Wontumi first won the position in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018. Before that, he was the constituency chairman for Bosomtwe.

    The vociferous Chairman polled 464 votes against that of his closest contender, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA), who got 306 votes.

    Other members of the party who contested for the Chairmanship position included Asare Bediako, Owusu Aduomi and Oheneba Kofi Adum Bawuah.

    Robert Asare Bediako, who is contesting the chairmanship position for the second time, polled 20 votes to be the third. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, a former MP for Ejisu, polled nine votes and Oheneba Kofi Adum Bawuah managed three votes to be in the fourth and fifth positions respectively.

    Find below the full results:

    CHAIRMAN

    Bernard Antwi Boasiako Boasiako -464
    Odeneho Kwaku Appiah -306
    Asare Bediako -20
    Kwabena Owusu Aduomi – 9
    Oheneba Adum Bawua -3

    FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Kwabena Senkyire -=342
    Patrick Acheampong -358
    Kennedy Marfo -76
    Yaw Amoaten -26

    SECOND VICE-CHAIRMAN

    Victoria Owusu Acheaw – 422
    Patrick Gyamfi-153
    Oscar Riches – 140
    Samuel Abanga -41
    Mohammed Seidu -32
    Abraham Boadi -11
    Adu Asamoah Kwasi Joseph-=3

    WOMEN ORGANISER

    Nana Ama Ampomah – 419
    Beatrice Owusu -344
    Adwoa Konadu – 39

    ORGANISER

    Francis Adomako

    NASARA COORDINATOR

    Salim Bamba

    SECRETARY

    Lawyer Kwame Adom Appiah – 411
    Nelson Owusu Ansah – 390

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Alan Gyimah – 538
    Paul Yandoh – 190
    Shadrach Agyapong – 38
    Kwame Bediako – 38

    YOUTH ORGANISER

    Safo Raphael Patrick – 294
    Martin Ameyaw – 245
    Gyimah Boateng Henry Kwaku – 147
    Isaac Bonsu – 32
    Agyako Lawrence – 30
    Kwabena Amo Aidoo – 25
    Michael Ofori Akuoko – 21
    Ohemeng Ian Moore – 7

    TREASURER

    Hajia Zainab – 388
    Isaac Osei Kwarteng – 221
    Frederick Addai – 151
    Foster Kojo Asare – 41

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Factcheck: Has Chairman Wontumi been arrested with ballot papers in a hideout?

    Claim:

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Mr. Bernard Antwi Bosiako known in the political circles as Chairman Wontumi has been arrested by the police for secretly printing ballot papers ahead of the December 7 elections.

    According to multiple reports by a section of the media and some social media posts cited by GhanaWeb, Chairman Wontumi who was in the company of the former Member of Parliament for Bantama Constituency, Mr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu were arrested with ballot papers in a hideout.

    Verdict: FALSE

    Explanation:

    With just a day left for Ghanaians to go to the polls, it was widely speculated in the media space and most especially on social media that Chairman Wontumi and Kokofu have been arrested by the police.

    According to the report, the two big wigs in the New Patriotic Party were picked up by the police in the early hours of Saturday, December, 5 at a secret hideout, printing ballot boxes.

    One of the social media posts cited by GhanaWeb which also sort to report this news said” Chairman Wontumi and Kokofu arrested with ballot papers in a hideout. See how evil Npp is… Thanks to the Vigilance of our party folks.”They are going down!

    Verification

    In an attempt to find closure to this, GhanaWeb Factcheck Desk resorted to a report released by Fact Check Ghana on the purported arrest of Chairman Wontumi and Mr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu.

    According to Fact Check Ghana, the video that has surfaced on various social media platforms purporting to the arrest of the aforementioned and commentaries that people are thumb printing ballot papers ahead of Monday’s elections is from 2016 and is nowhere related to the 2020 elections.

    “This video has resurfaced on WhatsApp platforms with some commentaries that people are thumb printing ballot papers ahead of Monday’s elections. The video is from 2016 and not related to the 2020 elections.”

    Fact Check Ghana added that” The then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) had reported to the police that he had information that thousands of thumb printed presidential ballot papers had been hidden at the said hotel. “

    The complaint from Chairman Wontumi in 2016 led to the arrest of the said perpetrators by the Police.

    “Following that, the police mobilized and stormed the hotel around 7 am on Monday, December 5, 2016, according to Graphic Online. “

    Conclusion:

    From this, Ghana Factcheck Desk can establish that the purported arrest of MR. Bernard Antwi Bosiako and Mr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu for secretly printing ballot papers are false and should be treated with the contempt it deserves.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com

  • Subin MP, Wontumi contempt case on September 16

    A Kumasi High Court presided over by His Lordship Justice Amedaher Senyo, has given hints of a possible custodial sentence of Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi and Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene Boakye Antwi, upon conviction.

    The two together with Patrick Acheampong, Ashanti Regional Director of Research and Election, the Subin constituency chairman Michael Adusei Bonsu and his Secretary Akuamoah Boateng, are facing contempt of the honourable court brought against them by 51 disgruntled delegates of the Subin constituency led by Isaac Nimako, as the first applicant.

    The 51 applicants are seeking a declaration that the June 20 NPP polls by which the sitting MP claims to have been re-elected by 485 votes, is illegal, unlawful and wrongful and should be declared null and void.

    At a sitting of the court last Tuesday, September 8, 2020, amid tight security, the judge said having listened to the legal objection of counsel for Plaintiffs and the response by defence counsel, Justice Senyo indicated that the contempt case was quasi-criminal and could lead to imprisonment of the respondents and therefore it would be proper that they (respondents) should be heard by way of the affidavit in opposition filed before the court.

    According to him, siding with the counsel for the plaintiff in his objection would mean condemning the third, fifth and sixth respondents before the state and determination of the case.

    As a result, the court upheld that the respondents must be heard in full based on the said affidavit in opposition and overruled the legal objection considering the possible consequences of the contempt case at the next adjourned date.

    Lawyer Annis Moghtar Mohayideen, counsel for applicants, objected to respondents affidavit in opposition on point of law citing Order 75, Rule 13 and section 26 of Act 32 regarding representation of Eugene Boakye Antwi, third respondent, Michael Adusei Bonsu and his Secretary Akuamoah Boateng.

    He said parts of the affidavit in opposition by the third, fifth and sixth respondents were erroneous and must be struck out reminding the court of a breach that could not be redeemed since no judge could give immunity to the breach.

    Lawyer Kwame Adom Appiah and Dennis Osei Antwi Esq. representing the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth respondents, disagreed with counsel for applicants and contended that the objection be disregarded in the face of Order 50 stressing that technicalities must not be used to override individual liberty of respondents hence and pleaded that respondents must be heard based on their affidavit in opposition in full.

    Ebenezer Donkor stood for the Electoral Commission (EC) as the first respondent in the case being represented in court by Lawyer Emanuel Addai.

    Meanwhile, Lawyer Kwasi Africa of O & A Legal Consult, has since withdrawn from the case as counsel for Eugene Boakye Antwi, Michael Adusei Bonsu and Akuamoah Boateng on a matter of principle.

    The hearing continues on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

    Source: kingdomfmonline.com

  • Former NDC Parliamentary candidate sues Wontumi, Akua Donkor for defamation

    The 2016 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Asante Akim North, Madam Mary Awusi has filed a defamatory suit against the founder and flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party, Madam Akua Donkor and Wontumi Communications Limited for publishing comments which suggested that former President John Mahama was the father of her two children.

    In the suit, the plaintiff is demanding a total of 1,000,000 Ghana cedis from the defendants for claiming that the plaintiff was having an affair with former President John Mahama.

    Madam Awusi also wants general damages of GH₵300,000 to be awarded by the court against Madam Akua Donkor, GH₵100,000 in general damages against Oheneba Nana Asiedu, a programme host on Wontumi Radio and Wontumi TV, as well as GH₵600,000 as punitive damages against the defendants which also include Wontumi Communications Limited, a multimedia conglomerate owned by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Bernard Antwi Boasiako (alias Chairman Wontumi).

    Madam Mary Awusi

    Statement of claim

    The plaintiff who was the Parliamentary Candidate for the NDC in the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, says Madam Donkor had earlier made a libellous statement without any justification against her person in an interview which was also uploaded to YouTube.

    Madam Awusi adds that after calling Madam Donkor to question her on the “malicious and reckless claims”, Wontumi Communications Limited “in the most reckless and malicious manner gave their platforms to the 1st Defendant to repeat and utter the defamatory statements against the Plaintiff without any justification”.

    The plaintiff avers that the interviewer and host of the radio programme failed and or neglected to dissociate himself from the defamatory statement made by Madam Donkor and also failed and or neglected to get her to retract the defamatory statement.

    She adds that the statements uttered by Madam Donkor suggested that “she is an unfaithful spouse, an unchaste person, a pervert, a person of low moral character, a person of no integrity and that the second child of her marriage is not the child of her husband but that the child is the child of a man she is not married to”.

    As a result, she wants the court to order an apology on the platforms operated by Wontumi Communications Limited “with the same prominence the defamatory words received within 14 days after the judgment”.

    Madam Awusi also wants an interlocutory and perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, assigns and servants from further publishing any defamatory words against her.

    Source: Graphic.com.gh

  • Ibrahim Mahama sues Maurice Ampaw, Wontumi TV for defamation

    The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners Company Limited, Ibrahim Mahama has sued lawyer Maurice Ampaw and Wontumi Communications Limited at the Accra High Court, for defamation of character.

    In the Writ of Summons filed at the High Court by Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, the lawyer for Mr. Mahama, the Plaintiff is asking for damages of GH¢2 million against the two defendants for publishing untrue and malicious statements about him.

    This follows an allegation by Mr. Maurice Ampaw during a show telecast on Wontumi Television that the business mogul whose companies have a combined total staff strength of over 3000 employees is a liability to the state.

    The outspoken lawyer also accused Ibrahim Mahama of using fraudulent means to obtain a bauxite agreement from the government.

    But listing a number of reliefs, Ibrahim Mahama is seeking a declaration that “the 2nd defendant has failed in their constitutional duty to protect the reputation of other citizens” while “the 1st defendant has failed in his duty to maintain the honour and integrity of his profession”.

    Mr. Mahama is further urging the court to issue a perpetual injunction “restraining the defendants whether by themselves, their servants or agents or otherwise from further publishing the same or any similar derogatory and defamatory matter of and concerning the plaintiff.”

    Source: myjoyonline 

  • What makes the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II unique

    The King of the Asante referred to as the Asantehene is a revered and admired personality in his area of jurisdiction and beyond. Indeed, all and sundry have attested to the dignity and integrity he has injected into the chieftaincy institution in Ghana.

    One interesting element of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is that he does not countenance injustice, no matter who is involved as the oppressor, he will deal with you. Classical cases continue to be resolved at his Manhyia palace court involving feuding royal families over chieftaincy successions, and he does solve them with his wisdom, no wonder the Bibilical nickname king Solomon has been conferred on him by his subjects, a just King, he dispenses fairness and justice to the satisfaction of all parties.

    Any of his sub chief who goes against the Ashanti royal customs and regulations is rebuked and if possible destooled, a kind of check and disciplinary measure, no wonder the kind sanity and order is prevailing in his kingdom.

    The Asantehene Nana Osei Tutu II is a force to reckon with on national affairs, all the political groups accord him the needed respect, they seek his advice and wise counsel, the religious bodies does same, they frequent to the Manhyia to take from his wisdom and offer spiritual support.

    On the international front, Nana Osei Tutu II since being established has established many friendly and bilateral relationships with his kingdom and Ghana, visited heads of states, Kings, met with government officials and spoke at many international conferences as special guest. So it is no surprise to witness massive FDI in Ashanti and other parts of Ghana, thanks to the effort of his majesty Otumfuo.

    The Asantehene has succeeded in restoring the chieftaincy institution with honor, respect and integrity, as a result of the royal brand of manhyia, many chiefs are emulating Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

    Source: opera.com

  • Ibrahim Mahama sues Maurice Ampaw, Wontumi TV for GHC2m over defamatory comments

    Businessman, Ibrahim Mahama, has sued celebrity lawyer, Maurice Ampaw, for defamatory comments made on a television show.

    Joined to the suit is the TV station on which the said defamatory comments were made, Wontumi TV, in Kumasi, owned by Wontumi Multimedia Company Limited.

    According to the suit sighted by GhanaWeb.com, Mr Ampaw stated that a previous case filed by Mr Mahama against Bernard Antwi-Boasiako a.k.a Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is “part of the grand scheme to muzzle Chairman”.

    The suit further alleged that Mr Ampaw also stated that by filing the suit against the NPP Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Mahama, who is a brother to former President John Mahama, has opened himself up for attacks and hence warned him to prepare for these attacks.

    “We find it more convenient now more than ever, to revisit the dossier of the numerous allegations made against him to chastise him like his role in the collapse of the Merchant Bank and the diabolical plot he hatched with his brother, former President John Dramani Mahama, to secure the exclusive right of ownership of the vast Nyinahin bauxite deposits,” Mr Ampaw is alleged to have stated on the TV programme.

    Mr Ibrahim Mahama, therefore, wants the court to order the defendants to pay GHC2 million in damages for defaming him in the eyes of right-thinking members of society.

    Read the full suit below.

    Source: www.ghanaweb.com