Manager of Akonta Mining, Edward Akuoko, who is now a state witness in the Tano Nimirie Forest Reserve case against Akonta Mining and Benard Antwi Boasiako, known popularly as Wontumi, says the government gave him a sweet deal, and he took it.
According to him, he needs to look out for himself in the case, hence his decision to accept a deal from the state.
To him, he may be forgotten in the scheme of affairs should he be jailed in the case, while Chairman Wontumi may have the support of his party and any president from the New Patriotic Party.
Edward Akuoko was speaking on Accra-based OKAY FM when he made this known.
Contrary to claims that he was forced by the state to take the deal, Akuoko explained that he willingly took the deal.
“The offer they gave me, I willingly took it. I applied to accept it. I weighed the pros and cons. Let no one say the attorney general put a knife to my head,” he said.
He continued, “The day we went to court, people saw that I was handcuffed to Chairman Wontumi. The senior people in the party didn’t even come looking for me… have you heard of free Akuoko before?” “People don’t know me, so I have to look out for myself. As for Chairman Wontumi, he could get a presidential pardon when NPP comes to power, but I could be forgotten.”
