Top Story: NPP Heads to Appeal After Wontumi’s 20-Year Jail Sentence in Galamsey Case

Top Story with Kenneth Gyasi on Joy 99.7 FM follows the political and legal fallout after NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Samreboi illegal mining case.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the High Court's decision, insisting there was no evidence to justify the conviction and sentence. The party says it will immediately challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal, as its leadership maps out its next legal and political strategy.

We also revisit the evidence presented in court, hear from Chairman Wontumi's legal team on the next steps, and bring you reactions from the party's emergency meeting following the judgment.

Meanwhile, anti-illegal mining campaigners say the landmark conviction should be the beginning of a broader crackdown on the financiers and kingpins behind galamsey. They are calling for authorities to pursue all those who profit from illegal mining, regardless of status or political affiliation.

Tonight, we bring you:

* The details behind Chairman Wontumi's conviction and sentence * Why the NPP says it will appeal the judgment * The latest from the party's high-level meeting * Reactions from Wontumi's legal team * Anti-galamsey campaigners' response to the landmark ruling * What this verdict could mean for the fight against illegal mining in Ghana

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