The Shocking Akonta Mining Documentary on Destruction That Made Ghana’s Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah Cry on Live TV is going viral on social media.
A deeply emotional documentary exposing the environmental havoc wreaked by Akonta Mining has left Ghana’s Minister of Lands and Natural Resources visibly shaken during a live television interview.
The documentary, which unearths the brutal impact of illegal mining on forest reserves and water bodies, particularly implicates Akonta Mining—a company associated with NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi.
Chairman Wontumi’s Akonta Mining Documentary Made Ghana’s Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah Cry on Live TV
The footage featured in the exposé shows disturbing scenes of ravaged forests, polluted rivers, and displaced communities. As the minister watched the documentary unfold on live TV, he was overcome with emotion, shedding tears in front of viewers—a moment that quickly went viral and captured national attention. His reaction underscores the human and environmental cost of illegal mining activities, known locally as “galamsey.”
This powerful moment has reignited public discourse around illegal mining and the urgent need for stronger enforcement of environmental laws. It also raises pressing questions about accountability, especially in cases involving politically connected firms. Many are now asking: could this be the turning point Ghana needs to take a firm and final stand against galamsey?
