By Emmanuel Fletcher 
Social media space across Ghana has exploded with massive commentary following the twenty year prison sentence handed to Bernard Antwi Boasiako. Popular Ghanaian comedian DKB has publicly joined the conversation after an old video of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo resurfaced online.
The viral video clip shows the former state leader boldly defending Akonta Mining Limited during a public address back in 2023. The sudden resurfacing of this old recording has sparked intense political logic and humor across local digital platforms.
In the trending throwback video from 2023, former President Akufo-Addo assured the clergy and the general public that Akonta Mining was not engaged in galamsey anywhere. He explicitly stated that the company held clean operations across its assigned mining territories.
Reacting to the clip on his official social media pages, DKB posted the video with a short, sarcastic caption asking who is lying now. The comedian pointed out the clear contradiction between past political statements and the recent court verdict.
The court reality changed drastically on July 20, 2026, when the High Court in Accra delivered its final judgment on the Samreboi galamsey case. The trial judge found Chairman Wontumi and Akonta Mining guilty on all six criminal charges.
The judge sentenced the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman to twenty years in prison with hard labor for facilitating unlicensed mining. This landmark judicial ruling effectively disproved the earlier public assurances given by former government officials regarding the company’s field activities.
The online public has reacted with mixed emotions, blending sharp political criticism with typical Ghanaian humor. Many citizens are sharing the throwback clip to highlight how political leaders often defend party loyalists without verifying actual field facts.
Logically, the contrast between the 2023 speech and the 2026 court conviction shows why independent judicial investigations remain essential. Ordinary Ghanaians are praising the court for proving that state laws apply equally to every citizen regardless of political connections.
This viral saga serves as a major lesson for political communicators and public figures across the country. Defending commercial entities before formal police investigations conclude can backfire heavily when hard evidence eventually comes to light inside the courtroom.
As Chairman Wontumi begins his long prison sentence at Nsawam, the resurfaced video continues to generate massive conversations online. The general public expects political leaders to remain extra careful before making absolute statements about ongoing environmental investigations.
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