Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako well known as Chairman Wontumi has listed Political bigwigs who are into the Galamsey menace which Government is fighting relentlessly to end.
According to Chairman Wontumi who was once a Rastaman with dreadlocks, he has personally stopped mining but confidently cited some NDC leading party members who are into the environmental degradation business in the chase of gold.
Former Akwatia MP and NDC hotshot Baba Jamal has threatened to lead a demonstration against former President John Dramani Mahama himself.
According to Baba, he would be forced to take this step if the former President decides not to contest the NDC’s primaries ahead of the 2020 general elections.
The former NPP MP for Akwatia, Kofi Asare, has reportedly passed away after being involved in a car accident.
Dr Asare passed away Tuesday night after being involved in an accident on the Nkawkaw-Kumasi highway, reports indicate.
The sitting MP for Akwatia, Baba Jamal, has become one of the many casualties currently sweeping the nation in the parliamentary polls, with provisional results showing he has lost his seat to his NPP challenger.
Baba Jamal has polled 15,905 votes while his opponent, Ama Sey has garnered 21,433 to build an unassailable lead in the race for the constituency.
The MP for Akwatia and Deputy Minister for Employment, Baba Jamal, says the President should not pardon the Montie 3 under any circumstances.
Baba Jamal, though, is not taking any principled stance against the President potentially undermining of the judiciary – he is just concerned with what looks good politically for the President.
