The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has denied reports that he granted a mining permit to Exton Cubic Group Limited to mine bauxite at Nyinahin in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.
“I only granted permit for forest entry and not to mine. Permission to mine is done by the Minerals Commission but as far as I am concerned, they met the necessary processes in my outfit that is how come they were given the permit. As they enter the forest, they may cut down some trees while creating roads and others so the claims that Sir John is permitting people to mine is flawed”, he revealed on Accra-based Oman FM.
He insists he acted within the remits of the law and also denied claims that the matter was pending before a court but he defied the consequences and went ahead to grant the permit to the company believed to be owned by the brother of former President John Dramani Mahama, Ibrahim Mahama.
“They had the requisite documents to go there. I will always stand by the truth…… If it is not good I will speak against it. People must stop the propaganda in the entire issue……..I gave the permit before the matter was taken to Court.It was granted to them on the 20th of June but the matter was taken to court in August….the documents are clear and there for everyone to see”, he explained.
According to Exton Cubic Group Limited which legally acquired the Nyinahini Bauxite concession as far back as August 14, 2013, it had engaged Engineers and Planners (E&P), a company owned by Mr. Mahama, to use its equipment to undertake a prospective service.
But some irate youth believed to be organized by the District Chief Executive of Atwima Mponua on Monday prevented Engineers & Planners – affiliated to Exton Cubic – from depositing mining equipment at the Nyinahini bauxite concession in the Tano Offin reserve.
Source: mynewsgh.com
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Have always said that Ghana is full of educated ***barred word*** because of corruption. You granted the mining company the permission to go the forest to cut trees??? ***barred word*** excuse...
You have shocked me paaa. Everybody knows the Ibrahim Mahama and his brother are TOXIC. You should have simply told him to fuuuuuuuuuk off. Have you seen what has happened to you?
You are a dummmb ediot to say this. Just last year, we were suffering under the incompetence of this guy and his brother. Sir John w3 jimiiii paaaaaa. We are not stuppppiddd, You let this eddddiot fooooooooool you. Don't backtrack. Admit that you became stuuuuuuuupiifyied by this deadddd goattttt's brother. Sir Fooooooooooooooool.
You gave him permission to enter your moda!!!!
Sir John, are you stuuuuuupiddd?
Sir John,becareful.nextime think twice.
Sir John is very funny, you gave them permit to enter to go and do what. I can't stop laughing
Ahh Sir John, Am disappointed in you. You gave them permit to enter the forest to do what, cut down trees and construct road in the forest like nyinahin. Please you are a big lair I really like you but for this you got it wrong. Come again. If people like you disappoint Nana Addo I will be Shock.
YOU ISSUED FOREST ENTRY PERMIT TO THEM FOR WHAT? THIS GUY MUST FIRED IMMEDIATELY
***barred word***. You gave them permission to enter the forest to do what? For a picnic?This man is one of the people who will let Nana down. I'm sure he's been given a tidy sum by this scoundrel. I am also very disappointed by the actions of Peter Amewu I thought he was one of the bright stars of the Nana government.Let us love this country a little.It's been long established that that forest contains over 200 metric tonnes of bauxite. So what were they there to prospect for?Ibrahim is so greedy the only one that beats him is his brother John Mahama.