{"id":983,"date":"2023-01-04T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2023-01-04T22:50:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:50:00","slug":"directors-of-akonta-mining-must-be-prosecuted-coalition-against-galamsey-petitions-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"Directors of Akonta mining must be prosecuted \u2013 Coalition Against Galamsey petitions IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><picture data-caption=\"Ken Ashigbey\" data-image-source=\"article_photo\" style=\"--noscript-src: url(https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/0KNktkqTURBXy80NmQzYTBlNzEyMmU3NmJlNjA4OTM0OWUxOWZiMTE0NC5qcGVnkpUDABjNAyDNAcKTBc0DFs0Brg); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ken Ashigbey\" class=\"image \" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/0KNktkqTURBXy80NmQzYTBlNzEyMmU3NmJlNjA4OTM0OWUxOWZiMTE0NC5qcGVnkpUDABjNAyDNAcKTBc0DFs0Brg\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/0KNktkqTURBXy80NmQzYTBlNzEyMmU3NmJlNjA4OTM0OWUxOWZiMTE0NC5qcGVnkpUDABjNAyDNAcKTBc0DFs0Brg\" style=\"border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; vertical-align: middle; width: 790px;\" title=\"Ken Ashigbey\" width=\"790\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The coalition in a statement said &#8220;we are currently unaware of any actions to investigate, arrest and prosecute the directors and officers of Akonta Mining Ltd, despite the incontrovertible evidence that the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, his Ministry and the Minerals Commission have in their possession, which shows that the said company has in fact undertaken the alleged illegal mining operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: left;\">It expressed hope of engaging the IGP to address the group\u2019s concerns by ensuring that the directors of Akonta Mining Company Ltd are brought to book to face the full rigours of the law.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 27px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529; font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;We wish to remind you of our request for a new date to meet with you and ask for some action to be taken on our petition. We hope to hear from you soon as we join hands to #StopGalamsey,&#8221; the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Earlier, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor ordered the Forestry Commission to stop Akonta Mining Company from operating in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve in the Western Region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Ministry of Lands on Friday, September 30, 2022, ordered the Company owned by Chairman Wontumi to desist from mining in the forest without a permit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Minerals Commission said in a statement dated October 3, 2022, said for the avoidance of doubt, Akonta Mining Limited has two mining leases in the Samreboi area, granted following a Reconnaissance Licence granted on 15th June 2011 and a Prospecting Licence granted on 31st December 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Source: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulse.com.gh\/\">www.pulse.com.gh<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coalition in a statement said &#8220;we are currently unaware of any actions to investigate, arrest and prosecute the directors and officers of Akonta Mining Ltd, despite the incontrovertible evidence that the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, his Ministry and the Minerals Commission have in their possession, which shows that the said company has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-home","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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