Chairman Wontumi jailed 20 years.

Chairman Wontumi arrives at the Accra High Court in a Ghana Prisons Service bus for proceedings in the Tano Nimiri Forest case.

I couldn't have missed my daughter's graduation in the UK to attend Wontumi's judgment — Atta Akyea

The Attorney General's Office has rejected Chairman Wontumi's proposed plea agreement in the Exim Bank fraud case, stating that the terms offered did not meet the expectations required to conclude negotiations.

Following the Accra High Court's decision to sentence Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison for illegal mining, reactions have begun pouring in. Counsel for Chairman Wontumi has publicly expressed strong dissatisfaction with the court's ruling. The defense team described the 20-year jail term as "mind-boggling" and characterized the judgment as "a worrying trend". The legal team has officially indicated that they are currently consulting with their client to consider filing an appeal against the conviction.