Chairman Wontumi's lawyer to ask High Court to postpone mining case judgment

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Quartey Papafio 4 days ago

Animals. You will ask High Court to postpone judgement ampa. So that those your silly supporters will start jumping like monkeys on the street that ORAL is not working isn't it. Animals

Animals. You will ask High Court to postpone judgement ampa. So that those your silly supporters will start jumping like monkeys on the street that ORAL is not working isn't it. Animals
Yoo 4 days ago

Atta Akyea, go to Samreboi and see what is happening there.? The whole town is under water because your people decided to block the flow of the river. Digging everywhere for whatever and felling trees by-heart. In any case, y ...
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Atta Akyea, go to Samreboi and see what is happening there.? The whole town is under water because your people decided to block the flow of the river. Digging everywhere for whatever and felling trees by-heart. In any case, your sister-in-law is no more the Chief Justice ooo.
Game Changer +447935009178 4 days ago

The whole NPP is an organised criminal group. They're now bent on deploying every means possible to delay judgement and the judge will be a clown to yield to such a funny request from Atta Akyea.

The whole NPP is an organised criminal group. They're now bent on deploying every means possible to delay judgement and the judge will be a clown to yield to such a funny request from Atta Akyea.
Dr Kingsly Nyarko 4 days ago

What has Akomea , Ken and Bawumia got to do with Wontumi judgement day court case here. No prove readers at Ghana web ? . Anyway, Atta Akyea knew of the 3rd July judgement day date before he took the case . For fairness, the ...
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What has Akomea , Ken and Bawumia got to do with Wontumi judgement day court case here. No prove readers at Ghana web ? . Anyway, Atta Akyea knew of the 3rd July judgement day date before he took the case . For fairness, the court postponed the filing date from 17/06 to 24/06/2026. Why doesn’t Lawyer Atta concentrate on that . By the way, filing of closing statements is not compulsory and so many defendants lawyers don’t bother doing it . If not for delay tactics, what else
K.Opoku-London-UK 4 days ago

===AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

ATTA KYEA-AKUFFO ADDO BROTHER STOLE GHANA MONEY £650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

EDWARD AKUFF ...
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===AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

ATTA KYEA-AKUFFO ADDO BROTHER STOLE GHANA MONEY £650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

EDWARD AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £350 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

GABBY OTCHERE DARKO STOLE GHANA MONEY £250 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

NAPO STOLE GHANA MONEY £150 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

BAWUMIA STOLE GHANA MONEY £450 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

FREDDIE BLAY AND HIS SON STOLE GHANA MONEY 650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

YOU BORROWED AND STOLE IT ALL. YOU BORROWED OVER $50 BILLION US DOLLARAHAVE THE NPP FORGOTTEN THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS THE NPP VISITED ON GHANAIAN PEOPLE? STEALING OF THE PENSIONERS MONEY, BAWUMIA FAILED ECONOMIC MESSIAH, AKUFFO ADDO REFUSING TO REMOVE HIS COUSIN-KEN OFORI ATTA-DESPITE CAUSING FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE STATE. NPP ARE DREAMERS-GHANA VOTERS ARE NOT FOOLS. REMOVE ALL THE NPP FAILED AND CORRUPT EXECUTIVES WHO ALLOWED TANI AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS FAMILY TO STEAL AND STEAL
Remove Akyem Abuakwa STOOGE Liar Bawumia, The Loser. There should NOT be another Northerner as President because President Mahama has taken that SLOT. We should NOT be afraid of the Northerners-CALL A SPADE, A SPADE. The Northerners are OVER PAMPERED-NPP gets few votes from the North of Ghana and even Bawumia-who is a Northerner could NOT change it.
The LIES that brought the LOSER DRIVERS MATE-BAWUMIA TO THE NPP FLAGBEARERSHIP WAS THAT-BECAUSE HE IS A NORTHERNER-IF HE STANDS WITH PRESIDENT MAHAMA- THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA WOULD BE DIVIDED BETWEEN BAWUMIA AND PRESIDENT MAHAMA. BUT THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR PRESIDENT MAHAMA. SO THE DOCTRINE OF BREAKING THE 8 YEARS WAS AN AKYEM ABUAKWA LIES AND TRICKS-THE ILLITERATE CHAIRMAN WONTUMI DID NOT SEE. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD REPLACE BCHAIRMAN WONTUMI BECAUSE YHE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE KINGMAKER OF THE NPP LEADER BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OR NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES IN THE ASHANTI REGION. NO REGION IN GHANA, GIVE THE NPP THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTES AS THE ASHANTI REGION DOES. SO THERE SHOULD BE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF VOTES FOR EACH REGION AS PER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES NATIONALLY.

Factors that contributed to NPP's election loss are:
1. Bad, cruel and reckless policies
2. The inability of the NPP leadership to restrain the ' ka a nka bi syndrome of Akuffo Addo
3. Ken Ofori Atta's OVER SIZED FINANCE MINISTRY WITH OVER REACHING POWERS TO STOP ANY VALUE FOR MONEY PROJECT EXCEPT-CREATE AND LOOT policies-
4. The unrepentant branding of disgruntled members as traitors like ALAN KYEREMATEN
5. The creation and the continuous existence of the Akyem/Kyebi mafia
5. NPP was a galamseyers party and government
6. Reckless borrowing
7. The implementation of the DDEP-STEALING OF POOR GHANA PENSIONERS SAVINGS-VERY DISTATEFUL
8. Divide and rule tactics by Akuffo Addo
9. Christians ganged against a Muslim candidate
10. NNP's betrayal of its grassroots people
11. The " mass stealing syndrome" of the selected and protected elites
12. The neglect of the Ashanti region for the Eastern region-NO PROJECT WAS COMPLETED BY TANI AKUFFO ADDO IN THE ASHANTI REGION-WHO VOTED SKIRT AND BLOUSE TO MAKE HIM PRESIDENT.
13. The pomposity of Akuffo Addo RIDING IN EXPENSIVE PRIVATE JETS and his chosen and protected elites GOING TO EUROPE FOR SHOPPING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL JET
14. Unassertive, weak and chop chop NPP leadership-THE STEALING BRIDGADE
15. The Wontumi factor-ILLITERATE WONTUMI-HE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER-like displaying GOLD BARS ON TV-Womtumi is an IDIOT-Ashantis REMOVE HIM.
16. The imposition and protection of non performing MPs by Akuffo Addo and the elites of the party
17. The " mentumi ne oyi ny3 adwuma mentality of Akuffo Addo
18. The non existence of a fair internal grievance procedure or the hijacking of this machinery by Akuffo Addo
19. The hijacking and the infiltration of non entities and square pegs in round holes in the economic management team of Akuffo Addo and his Akyem mafia
20. The " merengue obiara na merete me ka" posture of Akufo Addo
21. The money na talk syndrome of the party ( moneycracy)
22. ÑPP use communicators who had fallen in favor with its grassroots
23. Communicators could not defend the badly crafted and wickedly intended policies like the DDEP, E-Levy, Agyapa, etc
24. The attempt to use of Covid and Russian- Ukraine war as a cover up for bad and wicked policies- KEN OFORI ATTA BUDGETS-DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTINGENCY MONEY, NO RISK ASSESSMENT WAS CARRIED OUT.
25. Mass fraud and corruption by government people- e.g. EUGENE ARHIN, SIR JOHN, KWABENA ADU BOAHENE
26.Dupping, fraudulent and stealing from proposed but non existed development projects
27. Non performing oversized government, creating job for the boys.
28. No value for money mentality
29. The dollar which was allowed to break the bank. The Ghana cedi lost its value in 2022 under Ken Ofori Atta and the President refused to remove him despite 98 NPP MPs went to see him and he refused to meet them-DICTATORSHIP.
30. Stagflation- high inflation matching stagnant economic growth and unemployment
31. Breakdown of respect for traditional authorities and their people where TANI Akuffo Addo ordered Chiefs to stand when greeting him. What on earth is this liliput, short and ugly Akyem Abuakwa TANI come from?
32. Loose talk by Akuffo Addo- eg, I will not develop the Kwabre community and that no one has lost his thumb and should vote against the party if he or she is dissatisfied. It is only a drug addict who will talk like this and expect his party to win election. He was let loose to speak irresponsibly by the party hierarchy
26. Etc,etc, etc and ect

The reign of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may have long been over since January 7, 2025, but the very people who helped him during his 8 years in office may not all been enjoying their ‘retirements’ so well, or so quietly.

And this is for reasons aligned to promises and what appears to be a robust aim by the John Dramani Mahama government, which took over from the past one, to prosecute any forms of corruption that arose during the former administration.

These formed part of campaign promises by John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC), coming into the 2024 Election, and so far, they have been determined on achieving that.

Caught up in that, have been a number of appointees of Akufo-Addo who have ended up several investigations, or, in simple terms, whose names have been linked to controversial wealth that people believe may be, somehow, corruption related.

In this GhanaWeb article, let us take a look at some of the appointees under Akufo-Addo whose wealth came into question, generating national conversations.

In each of these cases, something happened that brought their cases into the public light, prompting national discussions and great interest.

Eugene Arhin

Eugene Arhin was the Director of Communications at the Presidency under Nana Akufo-Addo for the 8 years he was in office.

In 2021, a divorce case with his wife made it into the public, where his wife was demanding for certain reliefs in the separation process.

As part of the things she listed, she made mention of some of the properties owned by Eugene Arhin and these revelations, in the eyes of the public, generated a lot of conversations.

For many, did the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, amass all that in a space of four years, or during his time in public office?

Gloria Assan Arhin, his wife at the time, prayed the Accra High Court to grant her divorce request and also give her a number of properties, including a five-bedroom residential property (which was intended to be the matrimonial home of the parties) situated on a two-plot of land lying at East Legon in Accra; a four-storey building comprising 16 separate flats/apartments situated on a parcel of land at Bubiashie in Accra which land was acquired from a family friend of the petitioner.

She also asked for a storey building being constructed which comprised of 16 separate flats/apartments situated at Tuba-Weija in Accra.

These were but just three of the over twenty properties she sought after as part of the divorce.

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John)

Sir John, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), became the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission of Ghana until his death.

After his death, his will became public, generating another widespread conversation among Ghanaians. It involved a tall list of 75 properties, including houses, parcels of land, bank accounts, investments, businesses, guns and clothes.

His will also raised public concerns following the discovery that he owned lands at the Achimota Forest. This was also because President Akufo-Addo had, at the time, signed an Executive Instrument that said part of the Achimota Forest was no longer a forest reserve.

Critics said the move was a ploy to get the land into the hands of the ruling elite, an accusation the government vehemently denied.

Sir John’s ownership of parcels of lands at the Achimota Forest appeared to have heightened the deep-seated mistrust of the government and its actions.

Below are the properties as listed in the will of the late Sir John:

House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and acquired on February 12, 2018

House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, acquired on May 11, 2018

House plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, acquired on September 27, 2017

House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), acquired on August 7, 2019.

A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo, near East Legon.

A 4-bedroom house located in Mempeheusem, East Legon

A 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

Another 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

A 4-bedroom house on plot number GA56838 located in East Legon and acquired on October 25, 2018

A 5-bedroom house located in Sakora Wonoo

A 4-storey building located in East Legon, with 10 apartments, each apartment consisting of 3-bedrooms; and five apartments, each consisting of two bedrooms.

LANDS

Two plots of land located in Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region

Two plots of land with registration number GA56921 located in Oyarifa, which were acquired on November 6, 2018.

A 5.541-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Jakaypros Limited

A 0.987-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Fasoh Limited

Unspecified piece of land located in the Achimota Forest jointly owned with Charles Owusu

An unspecified piece of land held in the name of DML located in the Achimota forest

A 5.07-acre land at the Ramsar site, Sakumono

Five plots of land located at Millenium city, Kasoa

One plot of land with certificate number GA60802, located at Mempeheusem, East Legon, acquired on December 13, 2019.

Two plots of land approximately of 0.40acres located at No.7 ARS Lane, Ogbojo, near East legon

One plot of land near the Chain Homes Estate at East Airport Hills.

A piece of land numbered plot 139 located within the Adentaman District (aka Aviation land).

PRIVATE VEHICLES

Lexus LX570 25. Ford Fusion

Lexus V6

Nissan Titan Pick Up V8

Mercedes Benz E68 Sport AMG

Honda Pilot V6

Honda Accord Sport

Toyota Landcruiser V8

Ford 150

Honda Accord 2.0 Touring

Toyota Rav 4, 2019 model

Chevrolet Cruze

Lexus Saloon Car, 2019 model

GUNS

Five pump-action guns

Clothing

BANK ACCOUNTS

National Investment Bank, account no. 1802092960501

CBG, account no. 0302239130003

GT Bank- in the name of Ruth Korkor Odonkor

GT Bank-in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Fidelity Bank, account no. 1060032907210

ADB, in the name of Jakaypros Limited

United States Bank, Wells Fargo, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Canadian Bank Account, Royal Bank, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie INVESTMENTS

ADB: Two million cedis (2,000,000.00), expected to mature in April 2020.

Two hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHc 250,000) with NTHC which stood at GHc 303,720.22 as at July 31, 2019.

Joint gold production investment with Francis Owusu Joint ownership in gold production investment with:

ROTL,

FASOH

MBL HOSPITAL

Afriyie Memorial Hospital, located at Sakora Wonoo OTHER BUSINESSES

A fuel Station located at Kentinkrono in the Ashanti region

Fuel tanker vehicles (10 in number)

One teak plantation located at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region

Rubber plantation located in the Eastern Region

Stalls located at the new Kejetia market, Kumasi (3 in number)

Farms at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.

Kwabena Adu-Boahene

The last person in this list of Akufo-Addo appointees whose wealth have courted public conversations is the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

He and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, were recently detained by the Attorney General’s office following his arrest at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

Following his detention, Attorney General Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine revealed at a press conference on Monday, March 24, 2025, a list of properties acquired by both suspects since 2018.

This, he said, was established through painstaking investigations by the EOCO and the AG’s office, indicating that the properties acquired were bought using embezzled state funds.

Below is a breakdown of the properties and their estimated values under the couple’s names below:

1. No. 2 stream part drive, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra which is estimated at $1,000,000 (valued at GH¢15,000,000)

2. No. 6 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra

3. No. 7 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra estimated at a value of $200,000

4. No. 8 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra estimated at a value of $97,815

5. No. 9 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra also valued at $270,000

6. No. 10 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra at $150,000, Additionally, another initial cash deposit of $500,000 was made to purchase 5 houses.

7. Vertex properties at Oyarifa Gated Estate Development. This consists of 27 houses each valued at an estimated cost of $295,000 (GH¢127,000,000).

8. Two properties in London

The AG further disclosed that an amount of up to GH¢39 million was allegedly diverted and embezzled by the suspects from the agency.

"GH¢39,462,480 went into Adu-Boahene and his wife's pockets from one transaction========================--------------------------------
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Former NAFCO CEO, Abdul-Wahab Hanan is at the centre of fresh corruption related matters
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, is at the centre of a major corruption investigation involving the alleged acquisition of high-value assets with state funds.

LIVESTREAMED: Attorney General provides new updates on ORAL cases

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Dr Ayine said investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several luxury properties and suspicious bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, believed to have been financed with proceeds of crime.

“Investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several properties and bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, which they believe were funded through illicit means,” he said.

The former NAFCO boss was arrested with his wife on June 25, 2025, and detained by EOCO for two weeks before being granted bail in the sum of GH¢60 million with two sureties.

His wife was released earlier on a GH¢30 million bail.

While the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the bail conditions as excessively harsh and politically motivated, Dr Ayine maintained that the government remains committed to enforcing accountability and the rule of law.

He disclosed that assets allegedly acquired with misappropriated funds include a five-bedroom house at Chain Homes, valued at $1.625 million; a three-bedroom residence at Cantonments purchased for $600,000; plots of land at Airport Development Area worth $750,000; a 17-bedroom boutique hotel in Gumani, Tamale valued at $250,000; a four-bedroom bungalow at Dzorwulu valued at GH¢4.14 million; and a 0.32-acre parcel of government land purchased for GH¢307,200.

Dr Ayine assured that all assets proven to have been purchased with stolen funds will be confiscated in line with the law.

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Former NAFCO CEO, Abdul-Wahab Hanan is at the centre of fresh corruption related matters
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, is at the centre of a major corruption investigation involving the alleged acquisition of high-value assets with state funds.

LIVESTREAMED: Attorney General provides new updates on ORAL cases

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Dr Ayine said investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several luxury properties and suspicious bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, believed to have been financed with proceeds of crime.

“Investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several properties and bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, which they believe were funded through illicit means,” he said.

The former NAFCO boss was arrested with his wife on June 25, 2025, and detained by EOCO for two weeks before being granted bail in the sum of GH¢60 million with two sureties.

His wife was released earlier on a GH¢30 million bail.

While the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the bail conditions as excessively harsh and politically motivated, Dr Ayine maintained that the government remains committed to enforcing accountability and the rule of law.

He disclosed that assets allegedly acquired with misappropriated funds include a five-bedroom house at Chain Homes, valued at $1.625 million; a three-bedroom residence at Cantonments purchased for $600,000; plots of land at Airport Development Area worth $750,000; a 17-bedroom boutique hotel in Gumani, Tamale valued at $250,000; a four-bedroom bungalow at Dzorwulu valued at GH¢4.14 million; and a 0.32-acre parcel of government land purchased for GH¢307,200.

Dr Ayine assured that all assets proven to have been purchased with stolen funds will be confiscated in line with the law.

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Liver 4 days ago

You want to dictate to the court, wopuaaa

You want to dictate to the court, wopuaaa
Dwindabi 4 days ago

I’m beginning to loose interest in Mahama and his government.
When they were in opposition they were jumping here and there saying they are coming to jail looters.
Not knowing they are all one.

I’m beginning to loose interest in Mahama and his government.
When they were in opposition they were jumping here and there saying they are coming to jail looters.
Not knowing they are all one.
Dwindabi 4 days ago

This’s why I am not any party member and I will not be one.

This’s why I am not any party member and I will not be one.
Kwam 4 days ago

Seriously, in my view the trail Judge will do corrapate Ghana a serious injustice to adhear to the plea of the accused legal team. I rather edged him to go ahead and deliver his judgement. If the accused lawyers have any rese ...
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Seriously, in my view the trail Judge will do corrapate Ghana a serious injustice to adhear to the plea of the accused legal team. I rather edged him to go ahead and deliver his judgement. If the accused lawyers have any reservations or disagreement of the court ruling, they have the option toske an appeal at the highest court of the land. Lawyer Atta Akyea can't just come to take over the case less than Two weeks a d derail the whole court proceedings.
Kk 4 days ago

Npp galamsey kingpins

Npp galamsey kingpins

La Pleasure man 4 days ago

Ppprrrffff ppprrffff ppprrfffff
The sound of Apeman Wontumi shitting his pants..
Ppprrffff ppprrrffff
Stop shitting, Apeman Wontumi.. your days are numbered..
Nsawam awaits you, you chickenshit..

Ppprrrffff ppprrffff ppprrfffff
The sound of Apeman Wontumi shitting his pants..
Ppprrffff ppprrrffff
Stop shitting, Apeman Wontumi.. your days are numbered..
Nsawam awaits you, you chickenshit..
Amoo 4 days ago

This lawyer is a fool and very stupid. Tsatsu Tsikata was never given a judgement day yet he was convicted when his lead attorney was not in the country.

This lawyer is a fool and very stupid. Tsatsu Tsikata was never given a judgement day yet he was convicted when his lead attorney was not in the country.
Fofie 4 days ago

Precisely the strategy that precipitated the dramatic withdrawal of Appia-Kubi. Swap lawyers, and let the new lawyer apply for time extension till the elections are over. And it is working. Congratulations

Precisely the strategy that precipitated the dramatic withdrawal of Appia-Kubi. Swap lawyers, and let the new lawyer apply for time extension till the elections are over. And it is working. Congratulations
Kelly 4 days ago

Atta Akyea is a criminal and part of the criminal akyem mafia including akuffo addo, ofori atta, asante bediatuo and gabby asare okyere darko.

Atta Akyea is a criminal and part of the criminal akyem mafia including akuffo addo, ofori atta, asante bediatuo and gabby asare okyere darko.
JULOR CAESAR 4 days ago

Useless delay tactic will not salvage your corrupt galamsey kingpin client Wontumi. You don't need any additional time before a court can render judgment on the case, for that action doesn't require any preparation by you or ...
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Useless delay tactic will not salvage your corrupt galamsey kingpin client Wontumi. You don't need any additional time before a court can render judgment on the case, for that action doesn't require any preparation by you or the State. It would have made sense to seek a continuance if your client were sick or out of the country and can't make it back on time. Wontumi knows that his judgment day is finally at hand, and he senses exactly what that judgment will likely be. He has been getting away with his criminal activities for way too long, with even NPP President Akufo-Addo publicly defending him by falsely claiming that Wontumi isn't engaged in any illegal mining activities. This crook Wontumi has been financing the NPP with his galamsey proceeds, but the one day for Massa is just around the corner, and that's when Massa will finally pronounce judgment to determine the fate of the crook who has enjoyed many years of looting and galamsey activities. Delay tactics will help to free your crooked client from knowing his fate in court. Hopefully, he can negotiate to buy the Chelsea Football Team once his rear-end sits in prison accounting for for his past galamsey actions.
Cuntiki 4 days ago

Stupid bitch!

Stupid bitch!
Achakanapaya 4 days ago

This so called lawyers are Ghana's problem seriously.
Ghanians are watching keenly.
Npp is a complete criminal organization.
They are Nation wreckers, thieves and lair's brigade.
Sometimes I feel like democracy is not goo ...
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This so called lawyers are Ghana's problem seriously.
Ghanians are watching keenly.
Npp is a complete criminal organization.
They are Nation wreckers, thieves and lair's brigade.
Sometimes I feel like democracy is not good for Africa and Ghana for that matter.
Piccadilly criminals are left off the hook because they have the stolen money to pay Lawyer's like this evil Ata Akyea to defend them because they know Judges,
Then the poor cassava thieves are the ones languishing in jail.
One day will be one day.
Ghanians are cleaver this time around and they watching.
Sintim 4 days ago

This strategy no go fly, wontumi is on his way to jail

This strategy no go fly, wontumi is on his way to jail
Obrempong 4 days ago

@Quartey Papafio must let decency prevail
even if he is equal to Lawyer Atta Kyeah and Mr
Wontumi. Those Accra seashore and Bukom
Square games cannot be exhibited on this
Platform. Who are the animals, Quartey Papafio?
...
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@Quartey Papafio must let decency prevail
even if he is equal to Lawyer Atta Kyeah and Mr
Wontumi. Those Accra seashore and Bukom
Square games cannot be exhibited on this
Platform. Who are the animals, Quartey Papafio?
Are you equal to those people in discussion?
Get your Kenkey and the Kyenam and close
your mouth!!
K.Opoku-London-UK 4 days ago

===AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

ATTA KYEA-AKUFFO ADDO BROTHER STOLE GHANA MONEY £650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

EDWARD AKUFF ...
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===AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £900 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

KEN OFORI ATTA STOLE GHANA MONEY £400 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

ATTA KYEA-AKUFFO ADDO BROTHER STOLE GHANA MONEY £650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

EDWARD AKUFFO ADDO STOLE GHANA MONEY £350 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

GABBY OTCHERE DARKO STOLE GHANA MONEY £250 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

NAPO STOLE GHANA MONEY £150 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

BAWUMIA STOLE GHANA MONEY £450 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

FREDDIE BLAY AND HIS SON STOLE GHANA MONEY 650 MILLION POUNDS STERLING

YOU BORROWED AND STOLE IT ALL. YOU BORROWED OVER $50 BILLION US DOLLARAHAVE THE NPP FORGOTTEN THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS THE NPP VISITED ON GHANAIAN PEOPLE? STEALING OF THE PENSIONERS MONEY, BAWUMIA FAILED ECONOMIC MESSIAH, AKUFFO ADDO REFUSING TO REMOVE HIS COUSIN-KEN OFORI ATTA-DESPITE CAUSING FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE STATE. NPP ARE DREAMERS-GHANA VOTERS ARE NOT FOOLS. REMOVE ALL THE NPP FAILED AND CORRUPT EXECUTIVES WHO ALLOWED TANI AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS FAMILY TO STEAL AND STEAL
Remove Akyem Abuakwa STOOGE Liar Bawumia, The Loser. There should NOT be another Northerner as President because President Mahama has taken that SLOT. We should NOT be afraid of the Northerners-CALL A SPADE, A SPADE. The Northerners are OVER PAMPERED-NPP gets few votes from the North of Ghana and even Bawumia-who is a Northerner could NOT change it.
The LIES that brought the LOSER DRIVERS MATE-BAWUMIA TO THE NPP FLAGBEARERSHIP WAS THAT-BECAUSE HE IS A NORTHERNER-IF HE STANDS WITH PRESIDENT MAHAMA- THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA WOULD BE DIVIDED BETWEEN BAWUMIA AND PRESIDENT MAHAMA. BUT THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF GHANA VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY FOR PRESIDENT MAHAMA. SO THE DOCTRINE OF BREAKING THE 8 YEARS WAS AN AKYEM ABUAKWA LIES AND TRICKS-THE ILLITERATE CHAIRMAN WONTUMI DID NOT SEE. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD REPLACE BCHAIRMAN WONTUMI BECAUSE YHE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER. ASHANTI REGION SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE KINGMAKER OF THE NPP LEADER BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OR NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES IN THE ASHANTI REGION. NO REGION IN GHANA, GIVE THE NPP THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTES AS THE ASHANTI REGION DOES. SO THERE SHOULD BE WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF VOTES FOR EACH REGION AS PER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES NPP RECEIVES NATIONALLY.

Factors that contributed to NPP's election loss are:
1. Bad, cruel and reckless policies
2. The inability of the NPP leadership to restrain the ' ka a nka bi syndrome of Akuffo Addo
3. Ken Ofori Atta's OVER SIZED FINANCE MINISTRY WITH OVER REACHING POWERS TO STOP ANY VALUE FOR MONEY PROJECT EXCEPT-CREATE AND LOOT policies-
4. The unrepentant branding of disgruntled members as traitors like ALAN KYEREMATEN
5. The creation and the continuous existence of the Akyem/Kyebi mafia
5. NPP was a galamseyers party and government
6. Reckless borrowing
7. The implementation of the DDEP-STEALING OF POOR GHANA PENSIONERS SAVINGS-VERY DISTATEFUL
8. Divide and rule tactics by Akuffo Addo
9. Christians ganged against a Muslim candidate
10. NNP's betrayal of its grassroots people
11. The " mass stealing syndrome" of the selected and protected elites
12. The neglect of the Ashanti region for the Eastern region-NO PROJECT WAS COMPLETED BY TANI AKUFFO ADDO IN THE ASHANTI REGION-WHO VOTED SKIRT AND BLOUSE TO MAKE HIM PRESIDENT.
13. The pomposity of Akuffo Addo RIDING IN EXPENSIVE PRIVATE JETS and his chosen and protected elites GOING TO EUROPE FOR SHOPPING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL JET
14. Unassertive, weak and chop chop NPP leadership-THE STEALING BRIDGADE
15. The Wontumi factor-ILLITERATE WONTUMI-HE IS NOT A STRATEGIC THINKER-like displaying GOLD BARS ON TV-Womtumi is an IDIOT-Ashantis REMOVE HIM.
16. The imposition and protection of non performing MPs by Akuffo Addo and the elites of the party
17. The " mentumi ne oyi ny3 adwuma mentality of Akuffo Addo
18. The non existence of a fair internal grievance procedure or the hijacking of this machinery by Akuffo Addo
19. The hijacking and the infiltration of non entities and square pegs in round holes in the economic management team of Akuffo Addo and his Akyem mafia
20. The " merengue obiara na merete me ka" posture of Akufo Addo
21. The money na talk syndrome of the party ( moneycracy)
22. ÑPP use communicators who had fallen in favor with its grassroots
23. Communicators could not defend the badly crafted and wickedly intended policies like the DDEP, E-Levy, Agyapa, etc
24. The attempt to use of Covid and Russian- Ukraine war as a cover up for bad and wicked policies- KEN OFORI ATTA BUDGETS-DID NOT HAVE ANY CONTINGENCY MONEY, NO RISK ASSESSMENT WAS CARRIED OUT.
25. Mass fraud and corruption by government people- e.g. EUGENE ARHIN, SIR JOHN, KWABENA ADU BOAHENE
26.Dupping, fraudulent and stealing from proposed but non existed development projects
27. Non performing oversized government, creating job for the boys.
28. No value for money mentality
29. The dollar which was allowed to break the bank. The Ghana cedi lost its value in 2022 under Ken Ofori Atta and the President refused to remove him despite 98 NPP MPs went to see him and he refused to meet them-DICTATORSHIP.
30. Stagflation- high inflation matching stagnant economic growth and unemployment
31. Breakdown of respect for traditional authorities and their people where TANI Akuffo Addo ordered Chiefs to stand when greeting him. What on earth is this liliput, short and ugly Akyem Abuakwa TANI come from?
32. Loose talk by Akuffo Addo- eg, I will not develop the Kwabre community and that no one has lost his thumb and should vote against the party if he or she is dissatisfied. It is only a drug addict who will talk like this and expect his party to win election. He was let loose to speak irresponsibly by the party hierarchy
26. Etc,etc, etc and ect

The reign of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may have long been over since January 7, 2025, but the very people who helped him during his 8 years in office may not all been enjoying their ‘retirements’ so well, or so quietly.

And this is for reasons aligned to promises and what appears to be a robust aim by the John Dramani Mahama government, which took over from the past one, to prosecute any forms of corruption that arose during the former administration.

These formed part of campaign promises by John Mahama and his National Democratic Congress (NDC), coming into the 2024 Election, and so far, they have been determined on achieving that.

Caught up in that, have been a number of appointees of Akufo-Addo who have ended up several investigations, or, in simple terms, whose names have been linked to controversial wealth that people believe may be, somehow, corruption related.

In this GhanaWeb article, let us take a look at some of the appointees under Akufo-Addo whose wealth came into question, generating national conversations.

In each of these cases, something happened that brought their cases into the public light, prompting national discussions and great interest.

Eugene Arhin

Eugene Arhin was the Director of Communications at the Presidency under Nana Akufo-Addo for the 8 years he was in office.

In 2021, a divorce case with his wife made it into the public, where his wife was demanding for certain reliefs in the separation process.

As part of the things she listed, she made mention of some of the properties owned by Eugene Arhin and these revelations, in the eyes of the public, generated a lot of conversations.

For many, did the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, amass all that in a space of four years, or during his time in public office?

Gloria Assan Arhin, his wife at the time, prayed the Accra High Court to grant her divorce request and also give her a number of properties, including a five-bedroom residential property (which was intended to be the matrimonial home of the parties) situated on a two-plot of land lying at East Legon in Accra; a four-storey building comprising 16 separate flats/apartments situated on a parcel of land at Bubiashie in Accra which land was acquired from a family friend of the petitioner.

She also asked for a storey building being constructed which comprised of 16 separate flats/apartments situated at Tuba-Weija in Accra.

These were but just three of the over twenty properties she sought after as part of the divorce.

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John)

Sir John, a former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), became the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission of Ghana until his death.

After his death, his will became public, generating another widespread conversation among Ghanaians. It involved a tall list of 75 properties, including houses, parcels of land, bank accounts, investments, businesses, guns and clothes.

His will also raised public concerns following the discovery that he owned lands at the Achimota Forest. This was also because President Akufo-Addo had, at the time, signed an Executive Instrument that said part of the Achimota Forest was no longer a forest reserve.

Critics said the move was a ploy to get the land into the hands of the ruling elite, an accusation the government vehemently denied.

Sir John’s ownership of parcels of lands at the Achimota Forest appeared to have heightened the deep-seated mistrust of the government and its actions.

Below are the properties as listed in the will of the late Sir John:

House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, and acquired on February 12, 2018

House on plot number GA 55329 located at Oyarifa No. 2, acquired on May 11, 2018

House plot number GA 55475 located at Oyarifa No.1, acquired on September 27, 2017

House on plot number GA 5881 located at Adjiringanor, Accra, (white House), acquired on August 7, 2019.

A 6-bedroom house located at Patangbe, Ogbojo, near East Legon.

A 4-bedroom house located in Mempeheusem, East Legon

A 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

Another 3-bedroom house on plot number TDA 4140 located in Mempehuesem, East Legon

A 4-bedroom house on plot number GA56838 located in East Legon and acquired on October 25, 2018

A 5-bedroom house located in Sakora Wonoo

A 4-storey building located in East Legon, with 10 apartments, each apartment consisting of 3-bedrooms; and five apartments, each consisting of two bedrooms.

LANDS

Two plots of land located in Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region

Two plots of land with registration number GA56921 located in Oyarifa, which were acquired on November 6, 2018.

A 5.541-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Jakaypros Limited

A 0.987-acre land located in Achimota Forest held in the name of Fasoh Limited

Unspecified piece of land located in the Achimota Forest jointly owned with Charles Owusu

An unspecified piece of land held in the name of DML located in the Achimota forest

A 5.07-acre land at the Ramsar site, Sakumono

Five plots of land located at Millenium city, Kasoa

One plot of land with certificate number GA60802, located at Mempeheusem, East Legon, acquired on December 13, 2019.

Two plots of land approximately of 0.40acres located at No.7 ARS Lane, Ogbojo, near East legon

One plot of land near the Chain Homes Estate at East Airport Hills.

A piece of land numbered plot 139 located within the Adentaman District (aka Aviation land).

PRIVATE VEHICLES

Lexus LX570 25. Ford Fusion

Lexus V6

Nissan Titan Pick Up V8

Mercedes Benz E68 Sport AMG

Honda Pilot V6

Honda Accord Sport

Toyota Landcruiser V8

Ford 150

Honda Accord 2.0 Touring

Toyota Rav 4, 2019 model

Chevrolet Cruze

Lexus Saloon Car, 2019 model

GUNS

Five pump-action guns

Clothing

BANK ACCOUNTS

National Investment Bank, account no. 1802092960501

CBG, account no. 0302239130003

GT Bank- in the name of Ruth Korkor Odonkor

GT Bank-in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Fidelity Bank, account no. 1060032907210

ADB, in the name of Jakaypros Limited

United States Bank, Wells Fargo, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie

Canadian Bank Account, Royal Bank, in the name of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie INVESTMENTS

ADB: Two million cedis (2,000,000.00), expected to mature in April 2020.

Two hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHc 250,000) with NTHC which stood at GHc 303,720.22 as at July 31, 2019.

Joint gold production investment with Francis Owusu Joint ownership in gold production investment with:

ROTL,

FASOH

MBL HOSPITAL

Afriyie Memorial Hospital, located at Sakora Wonoo OTHER BUSINESSES

A fuel Station located at Kentinkrono in the Ashanti region

Fuel tanker vehicles (10 in number)

One teak plantation located at Nkawie in the Ashanti Region

Rubber plantation located in the Eastern Region

Stalls located at the new Kejetia market, Kumasi (3 in number)

Farms at Ejura in the Ashanti Region.

Kwabena Adu-Boahene

The last person in this list of Akufo-Addo appointees whose wealth have courted public conversations is the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene.

He and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, were recently detained by the Attorney General’s office following his arrest at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).

Following his detention, Attorney General Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine revealed at a press conference on Monday, March 24, 2025, a list of properties acquired by both suspects since 2018.

This, he said, was established through painstaking investigations by the EOCO and the AG’s office, indicating that the properties acquired were bought using embezzled state funds.

Below is a breakdown of the properties and their estimated values under the couple’s names below:

1. No. 2 stream part drive, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra which is estimated at $1,000,000 (valued at GH¢15,000,000)

2. No. 6 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra

3. No. 7 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates, LA, Accra estimated at a value of $200,000

4. No. 8 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra estimated at a value of $97,815

5. No. 9 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra also valued at $270,000

6. No. 10 Edith Avenue, Mayfair Estates LA, Accra at $150,000, Additionally, another initial cash deposit of $500,000 was made to purchase 5 houses.

7. Vertex properties at Oyarifa Gated Estate Development. This consists of 27 houses each valued at an estimated cost of $295,000 (GH¢127,000,000).

8. Two properties in London

The AG further disclosed that an amount of up to GH¢39 million was allegedly diverted and embezzled by the suspects from the agency.

"GH¢39,462,480 went into Adu-Boahene and his wife's pockets from one transaction========================--------------------------------
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Former NAFCO CEO, Abdul-Wahab Hanan is at the centre of fresh corruption related matters
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, is at the centre of a major corruption investigation involving the alleged acquisition of high-value assets with state funds.

LIVESTREAMED: Attorney General provides new updates on ORAL cases

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Dr Ayine said investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several luxury properties and suspicious bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, believed to have been financed with proceeds of crime.

“Investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several properties and bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, which they believe were funded through illicit means,” he said.

The former NAFCO boss was arrested with his wife on June 25, 2025, and detained by EOCO for two weeks before being granted bail in the sum of GH¢60 million with two sureties.

His wife was released earlier on a GH¢30 million bail.

While the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the bail conditions as excessively harsh and politically motivated, Dr Ayine maintained that the government remains committed to enforcing accountability and the rule of law.

He disclosed that assets allegedly acquired with misappropriated funds include a five-bedroom house at Chain Homes, valued at $1.625 million; a three-bedroom residence at Cantonments purchased for $600,000; plots of land at Airport Development Area worth $750,000; a 17-bedroom boutique hotel in Gumani, Tamale valued at $250,000; a four-bedroom bungalow at Dzorwulu valued at GH¢4.14 million; and a 0.32-acre parcel of government land purchased for GH¢307,200.

Dr Ayine assured that all assets proven to have been purchased with stolen funds will be confiscated in line with the law.

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Former NAFCO CEO, Abdul-Wahab Hanan is at the centre of fresh corruption related matters
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has disclosed that the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Abdul-Wahab Hanan, is at the centre of a major corruption investigation involving the alleged acquisition of high-value assets with state funds.

LIVESTREAMED: Attorney General provides new updates on ORAL cases

Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, Dr Ayine said investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several luxury properties and suspicious bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, believed to have been financed with proceeds of crime.

“Investigators from the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) have traced several properties and bank transactions linked to Abdul-Wahab, which they believe were funded through illicit means,” he said.

The former NAFCO boss was arrested with his wife on June 25, 2025, and detained by EOCO for two weeks before being granted bail in the sum of GH¢60 million with two sureties.

His wife was released earlier on a GH¢30 million bail.

While the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the bail conditions as excessively harsh and politically motivated, Dr Ayine maintained that the government remains committed to enforcing accountability and the rule of law.

He disclosed that assets allegedly acquired with misappropriated funds include a five-bedroom house at Chain Homes, valued at $1.625 million; a three-bedroom residence at Cantonments purchased for $600,000; plots of land at Airport Development Area worth $750,000; a 17-bedroom boutique hotel in Gumani, Tamale valued at $250,000; a four-bedroom bungalow at Dzorwulu valued at GH¢4.14 million; and a 0.32-acre parcel of government land purchased for GH¢307,200.

Dr Ayine assured that all assets proven to have been purchased with stolen funds will be confiscated in line with the law.

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Jane Wills 4 days ago

These criminals!

These criminals!
Koob, shia 4 days ago

let not these politicians take Ghanaians for fools. 3rd July is the date to deliver judgement. Which means that the case has come to an end. He should wait and appeal the outcome if he is not satisfied. All these delay tactic ...
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let not these politicians take Ghanaians for fools. 3rd July is the date to deliver judgement. Which means that the case has come to an end. He should wait and appeal the outcome if he is not satisfied. All these delay tactics they want to play is unfortunate. Can you imagine a lawyer telling a judge not to deliver his ruling because he wants to read the proceedings.
Common Sense 4 days ago

You see their diabolical plan. The court shouldn't listen to this Animal in our Party. Regardless, the judgement should go on as Plan. The Whole country is interested in this very case. The court shouldn't try anything Stupid ...
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You see their diabolical plan. The court shouldn't listen to this Animal in our Party. Regardless, the judgement should go on as Plan. The Whole country is interested in this very case. The court shouldn't try anything Stupid oooooooooo.

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