Bernard Antwi Boasiako illegal mining case: Anger after top Ghanaian politician ‘President Wontumi’ sentenced to 20 years0

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• July 21, 2026

Ghana’s main opposition party reacted with anger after one of its most influential leaders was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with hard labor, for illegal mining offences. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) alleged that the historic sentencing against Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the party’s Ashanti Region Chairman, was politically motivated. Boasiako, popularly known as “President