Fight with Party Leadership, Public Display of Gold and Mining: Three sins of Wontumi that led to NPP’s defeat

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NPP LOST THE ELECTION BECAUSE OF ENDEMIC THIEVERY LED BY AKUFO-ADDO AND OFORI-ATTA 8 months ago

NPP LOST THE ELECTION BECAUSE OF ENDEMIC THIEVERY LED BY AKUFO-ADDO AND OFORI-ATTA.

WHILE AKUFO-ADDO WAS BUSY SELLING APPOINTMENTS AND USING THE FAKE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL PROJECT TO LOOT TAXPAYERS MONEY, OFORI-ATTA WAS BUSY ...
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NPP LOST THE ELECTION BECAUSE OF ENDEMIC THIEVERY LED BY AKUFO-ADDO AND OFORI-ATTA.

WHILE AKUFO-ADDO WAS BUSY SELLING APPOINTMENTS AND USING THE FAKE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL PROJECT TO LOOT TAXPAYERS MONEY, OFORI-ATTA WAS BUSY LOOTING PART OF IMF LOANS GHANA RECIEVED, BOTH OF WHICH FUNDS COULD HAVE FIXED ALL THE BAD ROADS IN GHANA.

WHILE AKUFO-ADDO'S APPOINTEES WERE ALSO LOOTING THE PUBLIC PURSE WITH A PLETHORA OF FAKE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND FAKE CONSULTANCIES, CECILAI DAPAAHS WAS ALSO STOCKPILING IN HER BEDROOM, FUNDS MEANT FOR DESILTING THE RIVERS AND LAKES IN ACCRA

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, INCLUDING ILLEGAL SURFACE MINING OF GOLD "GALAMSEY" AND POISONING GHANA'S ECOSYSTEMS.

GHANA IS A FUCKED UP NATION OF CRIMINAL LEADERS FROM THE TOP DOWN. WE SHALL ALL SWIM IN THE SHITHOLE.
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Abraziaa 8 months ago

in opposition you foolish people and useless old guy's never take responsibility for your defeat bawumia is part akufo addo is part you are part and criminals government thieves destroy the country and you are there sparkling ...
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in opposition you foolish people and useless old guy's never take responsibility for your defeat bawumia is part akufo addo is part you are part and criminals government thieves destroy the country and you are there sparkling anyhow silly
Nana Akua Adobea 8 months ago

Will you shut up.

Will you shut up.
Kojo Poku-London-UK 8 months ago

Ashanti Region NPP should replace their illiterate Chairman. It is a DISGRACE on the Ashanti Region for an uneducated person to lead the GREAT ASHANTI REGION. Only uneducated person would behave in the way Chairman Wontumi be ...
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Ashanti Region NPP should replace their illiterate Chairman. It is a DISGRACE on the Ashanti Region for an uneducated person to lead the GREAT ASHANTI REGION. Only uneducated person would behave in the way Chairman Wontumi behaves. It is high time that he is replaced, He is NOT a strategic thinker. Ashantis not in the 21st century. It is a stain on our strategic intelligence. We ashantis are the only tribe in Ghana who fought the white man colonialist in 1874 and 1900.
HUNG HIM HIGH-HUNG OFORI ATTA HIGH LIKE SADAM HUSSEIN OF IRAQ.
Arrest ALL THE NPP THIEVES OF THE GHANA ELECTRICITY CONTAINERS-AT THE TEMA HARBOUR. These people are NATION WRECKERS-The NPP Leadership hate Ghana. The Masses are suffering but the few are enjoying massively at the expense of the masses-VERY SAD AND UNFORTUNATE-SEE BELOW THE NPP ARMED ROBBERS-JUST A FEW-NOW WHAT ABOUT GABBY OCTHERE DARKO AND EDWARD AKUFFO ADDO?
ALL DIE BE DIE AKUFFO ADDO MUST INDEED FACE ONE OF THE RAWLINGS FIRING SQUADS FOR BETRAYING US ASHANTIS. Look at this idiot, black monkey. Ashantis voted skirt and blouse for you TANI Akyem Abuakwa tiny population of Eastern region, made up of Krobos, Akuapims and Akyems-the two former always vote for the NDC. But you bloody ungrateful nation wreckers-TRAITORS did nothing for the Ashanti Region.
This IDIOT-needs to face one of the Rawlings FIRING SQUAD.
Bloody IDIOT- For 8 YEARS Ashantis VOTEd SKIRT AND BLOUSE WITHOUT THINKING for the TINY Akyem Abuakwa TANI Akuffo Addo- but he rewarded the Ashanti Region with no project completed for the people who voted massively for him. Change the NPP delegates voting system for the NPP Leader to reflect the AVERAGE total number of VOTES RECEIVED FOR EACH REGION as a percentage of the TOTAL NPP VOTES RECEIVEd. Because how can you allocate the same delegates voting power for the Ashanti Region compared to the Eastern Region, Volta Region, Northern Ghana Regions?
SEE BELOW-THE LOOTING OF NPP APPOINTEES-THEY STOLE Poor Ghana pensioners money.
Former Akufo-Addo appointees whose wealth have courted national conversations
Akufo-Addo with the three appointees from left Eugene Arhin, Sir John, and Kwabena Adu-Boahene
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," the Attorney General said.

Reassured|
Ataa Obeng site 19 Tema 8 months ago

Wontumi is the best man for the national chairman position as NPP worship money but not ideas, in NPP if you have money you can be a presidential candidate or flag bearer. In NPP money is everything but not dedication or hard ...
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Wontumi is the best man for the national chairman position as NPP worship money but not ideas, in NPP if you have money you can be a presidential candidate or flag bearer. In NPP money is everything but not dedication or hard work
Whiteman 8 months ago

It's true oo

It's true oo
King deed 8 months ago

Opanin kwasea! Wo tiri ho atutu!!! So he should have hid the gold to pretend that he doesnt have it or it was morally/ethically wrong for him as a government/party guru to have acquired gold illegally at a time when the count ...
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Opanin kwasea! Wo tiri ho atutu!!! So he should have hid the gold to pretend that he doesnt have it or it was morally/ethically wrong for him as a government/party guru to have acquired gold illegally at a time when the country was busy trying to find solutions to galamsey?? Your hypocrisy knows no limit! Wo ti sɛɛ odwan nyini ti
Fetritoto 8 months ago

A woke dumbass. Poor npp

A woke dumbass. Poor npp
Oooooooo 8 months ago

Yes! NPP members should do thorough autopsy of their defeat and whatever or whoever is the cause should mentioned and left out of of the executives going into the future. NPP members must stop worshipping money and rich but f ...
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Yes! NPP members should do thorough autopsy of their defeat and whatever or whoever is the cause should mentioned and left out of of the executives going into the future. NPP members must stop worshipping money and rich but foolish people within them. Small contributions from all members will be more beneficial to the party than relying on few rich blockheaded, illiterate and misfits foolish members who will hold the party hostage just as it happened under the wee man
Dallas1 8 months ago

These are sins of the NPP and not just Wontumi! Did anybody in 6npp condemn him for that foolish behaviour? Even Akufo-Addo defended Won Tumi's illegal mining!

These are sins of the NPP and not just Wontumi! Did anybody in 6npp condemn him for that foolish behaviour? Even Akufo-Addo defended Won Tumi's illegal mining!
Ghanaba 8 months ago

Add the behaviour or his radiomen at his station

Add the behaviour or his radiomen at his station
Gomido 8 months ago

Wontumi is the mother of all eco-terrorists that can be compared to the late druglord Pablo Escobar. His rightful place on this land of Ghana is lifetime incarceration in 'Nsawam Hotel'

Wontumi is the mother of all eco-terrorists that can be compared to the late druglord Pablo Escobar. His rightful place on this land of Ghana is lifetime incarceration in 'Nsawam Hotel'
Mary 8 months ago

Toilet self is better than Gonja mafia john mahama, also known as Scammer mahama - scamahama.

Tribalistic Gonja Mafia john mahama has appointed his relatives, friends and people disgracefully sacked by the military into se ...
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Toilet self is better than Gonja mafia john mahama, also known as Scammer mahama - scamahama.

Tribalistic Gonja Mafia john mahama has appointed his relatives, friends and people disgracefully sacked by the military into sensitive positions.,
Whiteman 8 months ago

Mary or whoever u r, u r a goat. Your entire generation is stupid for saying this.

Mary or whoever u r, u r a goat. Your entire generation is stupid for saying this.
Taxing foreign remittances 8 months ago

It will be repeated each day. Scammer John Mahama, the goongya mafia called a sitting president Akyem Mafia. It was OK then? What has changed now?

Similar words were used on a sitting president in the past nine years. It w ...
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It will be repeated each day. Scammer John Mahama, the goongya mafia called a sitting president Akyem Mafia. It was OK then? What has changed now?

Similar words were used on a sitting president in the past nine years. It was ok for you?

Now it's time to describe Scammer John Mahama - Scamahama aka Bole Bamboi Mafia in same terms.
Prince 8 months ago

You are mad fool

You are mad fool
Jim 8 months ago

It's only in a disorganized party like the NPP that a buffoon and nincompoop like Wontumi would thrive.

It's only in a disorganized party like the NPP that a buffoon and nincompoop like Wontumi would thrive.
Willie 8 months ago

Don't pretend you didn't know that the conduct of the man was going to affect your electoral fortunes. You knew but you didn't care. Wherever he went he spoke trash but you people urge him on. Whatever this wontumi guy did, y ...
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Don't pretend you didn't know that the conduct of the man was going to affect your electoral fortunes. You knew but you didn't care. Wherever he went he spoke trash but you people urge him on. Whatever this wontumi guy did, you people supported him, including mining in forest reserves. Bring him back next time and he's gonna you people up, now that he's contemplating standing for national championship position.
Joy 8 months ago

If mahama and his good administration fail to make wontumi reclamate the land he has destroyed trust me I will never again vote for ndc again. Now I have trust in ndc than npp when it comes to rule of law. Wontumi must be ord ...
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If mahama and his good administration fail to make wontumi reclamate the land he has destroyed trust me I will never again vote for ndc again. Now I have trust in ndc than npp when it comes to rule of law. Wontumi must be order to fill all the holes he has made in the forest to gain his money to fool. Mahama please use your executive power on this case to bring justice on wontumi destructions to our forest and river bodies.
Bugbaba 8 months ago

So Nana addo removed Charlotte osai from office to apiece his party???

So Nana addo removed Charlotte osai from office to apiece his party???
Slim 8 months ago

Stupid!
We have not forgotten the E-Levy birthday cake.

Stupid!
We have not forgotten the E-Levy birthday cake.
K. K 8 months ago

Blame for losing election is not to be laid at the doorsteps of anybody. All NPP members should be brave enough to accept responsility for it.
Today is Bawumia tomorrow is Wontumi. Arent you the one who recommended Napo? So ...
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Blame for losing election is not to be laid at the doorsteps of anybody. All NPP members should be brave enough to accept responsility for it.
Today is Bawumia tomorrow is Wontumi. Arent you the one who recommended Napo? Some didn't like Napo even the then MPs. Kyei Mensah Bonsu "The NPP Saint" never does wrong. You are rather dividing the Party. Are you afraid of Kennedy Agyepong? Kennedy Agyepong has statred flouting the rules. Is he above reproach and the laid fown rules?
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Mann 8 months ago

Hey! Kyei Mensah Bonsu, ARE YOU AFRAID OF Kennedy Agyepong? Don't pretend you didn't see/hear the hypocritical things he did during the NPP Flagbearership Primaries? If you are a man " TELL IT TO THE FACE" OF Kennedy Agyepong ...
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Hey! Kyei Mensah Bonsu, ARE YOU AFRAID OF Kennedy Agyepong? Don't pretend you didn't see/hear the hypocritical things he did during the NPP Flagbearership Primaries? If you are a man " TELL IT TO THE FACE" OF Kennedy Agyepong. " Hypocrites... All of you hypocrites....," by Jimmy Cliff.
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Ujah 8 months ago

One sentence politician understand n fear is loose election. That two words loose election gives them sleepless nights. But they are part of what would produce these two words.
When that man was all over u kept quiet n happ ...
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One sentence politician understand n fear is loose election. That two words loose election gives them sleepless nights. But they are part of what would produce these two words.
When that man was all over u kept quiet n happy.
Tarantula 8 months ago

This clown has the audacity to insult the then vice presidential candidate saying her face looks like a witch and nobody in the npp had the wisdom to tell wontumi to apologise to the vice president. All of the party hierarchy ...
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This clown has the audacity to insult the then vice presidential candidate saying her face looks like a witch and nobody in the npp had the wisdom to tell wontumi to apologise to the vice president. All of the party hierarchy kept mute
Tarantula 8 months ago

This clown has the audacity to insult the then vice presidential candidate saying her face looks like a witch and nobody in the npp had the wisdom to tell wontumi to apologise to the vice president. All of the party hierarchy ...
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This clown has the audacity to insult the then vice presidential candidate saying her face looks like a witch and nobody in the npp had the wisdom to tell wontumi to apologise to the vice president. All of the party hierarchy kept mute

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