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Chairman Wontumi and Wontumi Farms sue Ghana Exim Bank, EOCO and Attorney General to have loan dispute declared a civil debt matter

Former NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and his Wontumi Farms have sued Ghana Exim Bank, the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Attorney General, asking the High Court to declare a loan dispute involving more than GH¢18 million granted to finance a farming project a civil debt matter and to stop its criminalisation. The plaintiffs accuse EOCO of acting beyond its mandate by acting as a debt collector and deny obtaining the facility through deceit or engaging in criminal conduct; the dispute follows criminal proceedings over alleged offences including defrauding by false pretences, money laundering and causing financial loss to the state.