'I have 100 houses in Kumasi' - Wontumi's 2025 interview resurfaces after 20-year jail sentence

A video of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, boasting about his wealth has resurfaced on social media following his conviction and sentencing in the Samreboi illegal mining case.

Chairman Wontumi was on Monday, July 20, 2026, sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour after an Accra High Court found him guilty on all six counts related to illegal mining activities involving Akonta Mining Company Limited.

In the resurfaced interview, conducted by GHOne TV's Serwaa Amihere in 2025, Wontumi spoke confidently about the extent of his properties in the Ashanti Region.

Full Text: Read the full court ruling that sentenced Wontumi to 20 years

"Kumasi here, I have about 100 houses. If you go to Kwadaso, there is a place I have built about 69 houses.

"It is not about boasting here and there. Where are they? Where is the identity? Where can they see them? Anything they have, I have more. I am the governor of Ashanti," he said.

The clip has since gone viral, with many social media users revisiting his remarks in the wake of the court's judgment.

'I have just parted ways with him' – Palgrave confirms Wontumi's transfer to Nsawam Prison

Chairman Wontumi was sentenced to an effective 20 years' imprisonment with hard labour after an Accra High Court found him guilty on all six counts in the Samreboi illegal mining case involving Akonta Mining Company Limited.

Although the court imposed two separate 20-year prison terms, they are to run concurrently, meaning he will serve 20 years.

He was also fined GH¢120,000, with a default three-year prison term if the fine is not paid, while Akonta Mining was fined GH¢180,000.

The court further ordered the confiscation of excavators, water pumps, firearms and GH¢157,000 in cash seized during investigations, with the judge citing the severe environmental damage caused by the illegal mining activities as a key reason for the sentence.

Watch the video below:

In the next 20 years, he won’t be sleeping in any of those houses smh. The rollercoaster of life 😤 pic.twitter.com/5gmQn0bHv4

— Muhammad Yaasiin (@Hajjyass70) July 20, 2026