The invasion and subsequent burning of mining equipment and some other properties belonging to HANSOL Mining Limited by the inter-ministerial taskforce set up to clamp down on illegal mining activities, has attracted a judgement debt worth US$1billion.
Jacob Osei Yeboah, the independent presidential candidate in both 2012 and 2016 general elections, who disclosed this to Kasapa FM, Monday, said the State was slapped with the amount by the Court after determining that the action of the inter-ministerial taskforce was illegal.
“The State has to pay US$1billion to Wontumi because of all the things that they destroyed. They destroyed his excavators and other things. They also distributed some of his equipment among NDC footsoldiers to go and do ‘galamsey’,” he noted.
“That is the ruling,” he added.
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, aka Chairman Wontumi, who is the Managing Director of HANSOL Mining Limited in 2013, had his company ransacked by an inter-ministerial task force made up of security personnel on suspicion that the company had brought in some Chinese nationals to engage in illegal mining activities.
The task force, Kasapafmonline.com understands, allegedly made away with some valuables including money, gold and some other equipment and later set the entire place in flames even though they found no foreigner at the site.
Wontumi after the exercise, accused the government which was headed by the immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, of deliberately targeting his business and destroying it.
He recounted the ordeal he, together with his staff, were subjected to and further disclosed that his company had 500 excavators before the security operatives invaded the precincts of HANSOL Mining but could only account for 200 after the exercise.
Worried about the exercise, he took the matter to court for redress.
But Jacob Osei Yeboah commenting on the issue said prior to Wontumi going to court, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP had wanted to curse the President for making him a poor man.
“Wontumi was about coming out to curse the President and when I got wind of it, I called him personally and counselled him to stop that. This is because, once you curse a President, you have cursed the entire nation. He took my advice and rescinded his decision,” he noted.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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Even chairman wutumi working in his entire lifetime will never make that money! You can value him and add to his entire company and he still won't be worth that money! There is a proverb that no matter how high you shoot your urine it always finally lands at your feet!
The questionis: has Chairman Wuntumi ever seen US$1,000,000,000.00 before?
Mahamah made created chairman Wontumi. He wasn't all that political until his equipments and business were destroyed by Mahamah for whatever reason know to him. No chairman Wontumi now has the upper hand to turn the table on the empire of Mahamah and his family. Chairman Wontumi knows very well which Mahamah brother was the brain behind this raid.
Don't believe this is true. If it is then an waa ooo
This is scary l hope it is not true.
the NPP should be very careful with the way they go about their governance. we footsoldiers are watching with big eyes. what the ndc did that made ghanaians turn their anger on them was the payment of judgement debts, DINT LET ONE INDIVIDUAL IN THE NPP DESTROY THE WHOLE PARTY. THE NDC GOVT HAS TO SUFFER FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND NOT GHANAIANS. NANA ADDO BE WAYCHFUL OF YOUR APPOINTEES OOO..YOOOOOO
Wontumi deserves nothing as he was involved in an illigal business, galamsey. Npp made so much noise about wayomi's payment but this makes that payment peanut. The stealing have started, Npp don't waste no time
HE DESERVES EVERY PENNY.THE NDC ***barred word*** ACTIVITIES HAS NO LIMITATIONS.THE NDC MUST PAY FROM THEIR ILL GOTTEN WEALTH.THIEEEEVEES.
This is why GHANA is sick when it comes to rule of law. Taxpayers to foot this bill because soe judges & lawyers did not look think straight. Anas will disgrace them again on international stage.
Yes!!!!!! let the choping begin the begining of create loot and share. we say NDC is corrupt..... waaa look. day one po nei