NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako seeks plea bargain in EXIM Bank fraud case
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Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party NPP, has requested a plea bargain in the EXIM Bank fraud case. A court filing from the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, dated June 11, 2026, confirms that Wontumi, through his lawyer Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, wrote to the Attorney General on June 5, 2026, to initiate plea negotiations. The document, signed by Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai, states that the 1st accused person officially requested plea discussions. The accused persons in the case, docketed as CR/0529/2026 before the High Court of Justice in Accra, are Bernard Antwi-Boasiako 1st accused, Thomas Antwi-Boasiako 2nd accused, at large, and Wontumi Farms Limited 3rd accused. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, revealed in December 2025 that investigations into the Wontumi Farms loan arrangement found that Bernard Antwi-Boasiako failed to purchase equipment required by the facility, despite funds being disbursed. The loan agreement stipulated that all equipment purchased with the funds should be registered jointly in the names of Exim Bank and Wontumi Farms Limited, but no such equipment was acquired. Investigators established that receipts submitted by Chairman Wontumi under Wontumi Farms to Exim Bank for alleged purchases were forged. The Attorney General stated that Wontumi Farms and its directors would be prosecuted for defrauding
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