Chairman Wontumi Flaunts Pure Gold, Old Video Surfaces Amid National Security Raid: "Money Can Save"

• An old video of Ghanaian politician, Chairman Wontumi flaunting pure gold has popped up following the recent National Security raid at his home
• In the video, the staunch NPP member was seen with about seven pieces of gold bar in his hand and boasting about being among wealthy Ghanaians
• The old footage has people expressing mixed reactions in the comments section, as many criticised him while others sympathised with him

Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has captivated Ghanaians with an old video of him flaunting pure gold.

The staunch politician was captured in a footage displaying over seven pure gold bars during a live appearance on his television station, Wontumi TV.

In the video, Chairman Wontumi boasted about his wealth, claiming that the gold bars he flaunted were evidence of his opulence.

Chairman Wontumi is arguably one of the richest Ghanaians in the country. He is a well-known businessman with interests across multiple sectors, inclduing mining, media, real estate, etc. He once boasted of having the means of buying the Chelsea Football Club.

The Akonta Mining Limited, a gold mining company which operates in Ghana’s Western North Region is perhaps his most high-profile business.

Despite fetching him so much wealth, Akonta Mining has been embroiled in controversy, especially around alleged illegal mining in forest reserves, which led to a recent government directive for license revocation.

Subsequently, a National Security raid was carried out at Chairman Wontumi's residence on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Watch the video of the Chairman Wontumi flaunting the gold bars below:

It was unclear what prompted the action by the National Security Operatives, however, a distraught Chairman Wontumi appeared on Wontumi TV to express displeasure over the exercise.

He accused the current administration of persecuting him for no fault of his.

Netizens react to Chairman Wontumi's video

Netizens who saw the video of Chairman Wontumi flaunting gold on Live TV expressed mixed reactions in the comments section. While some were impressed with the video, others criticised the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman for the display.

McNoah Pentsil

🇬🇭 The Golden display of wontumi to buy chelsea is a great sign that Ghanaia'ns came from Gold Coast .

Ghana🇬🇭 is not a poor country The citizens are living on Gold ,sleeping on Gold and walking on Gold yet they complain and fight abuse the govrnm… See more

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Jerry Obodai Sai

GRA, how much corporate and personal income does this man declare annually and how much tax does he pay on them?

Or because he is a party bigwig, he is exempted from paying taxes!

Countrymen, until our tax collectors wake up from their intentional slu… See more

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Harley Man

You see their foolishness hehe & he’s happy demonstrating his gyimie life style here! Destroying our waters & these where u got all these monies & NPP gave u chairman tweaaakei 😄! Maybe berekum Chelsea is what he meant to buy ogwain

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George Quao

Galamsey politician be there and be inviting arm robbers to yourself. You people cannot sell this gold to help both NPP and NDC to build Dual carieg roads in this country

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Nana Obiri Yeboah

And at end of day you and your government decided to use arminitions to chase those who are doing galamsay right. Almighty Yahweh will punish you all one by one not now but in your old age

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Gideon Agbley

So we have this as money 🤑🤑 in Ghana you party Is still chasing the poors for e levy? This foolish

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Abdulai Abdul Rahman

So all those billionaires who are willing to buy the club it is this small amount of gold that will show that they are rich enough afford the club, this man needs to visit psychiatric hospital argently.

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Mollar Badar

Eiiiii so people are stolen Ghana and show it but I told my comrades on Facebook that they will never and ever accept wontumi to buy Chelsea Saudi Arabian company bid 2.7 billion dollars to take over Chelsea

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Gloria Glory Aba Conduah

Let him go n buy, who's stopping him, backyard team koraa, he no fit get

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Gagrapha Jeil

And ghana is suffering...so why the e levy

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Sule Mohammed

I don't like it this way bt all the same proud to b a Ghanaian

Source: YEN.com.gh