Mining firm, Exton Cubic Group Limited has sued the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr John Peter Amewu, over the revocation of its mining permits.
Mr Amewu in September revoked the company’s leases and licences to prospect in the Nyinahini bauxite concession of the Tano Offin Forest Reserve, describing the company’s operations there as illegal because of invalid mining leases.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had earlier indicated that Exton Cubic reneged on commitments to submit a liability estimate of environmental degradation, among others.
But in an application for a review of the Minister’s decision at the High Court, Exton Cubic argued that the Minister’s decision was unreasonable, unjust, and an abuse of his powers.
The company, among others, is seeking a declaration that “the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources acted ultra vires [beyond] his statutory powers when he revoked Exton Cubic Group Limited mining leases.”
It also contends that, revoking of its license was “breach of the rules of natural Justice”, and in breach of the company’s “rights to administrative justice and property.”
Exton Cubic is further seeking an order quashing the minister’s decision to revoke the mining leases, and “an order of injunction restricting the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources or his agents from interfering with Exton Cubic’s rights acquired.”
Aside from this, the company also wants to protect its rights to the concession, and is thus seeking an order of injunction preventing the Ministry “from granting the rights acquired by Exton Cubic Group to any other person.”
Source: Daily Graphic
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you can even sue the sea who cares?
***barred word***. Isn't it a Minister that granted the permit. Isn't a Minister that withdrew the permit? How dare you say that he has no power to withdraw the permit.
This educated illiterate northner Ibrahim Mahama and his brother and this Mahama family should understand that there is no way under Nana Addos government they will win a case against the government for any state asset ; Ghana does not belong to these kriminal Mahama family and the NDC ; this family are just chancing their luck for judgement debt ; THEY MUST BE SINGING OR WHISTKLINGH IN THE AIR !!!!!!; the full asnd block head with saw dust in his head should go and ask Woyome about paliamentary approvals besides if he thinks NDC is comong back to government again for them to initiate another judgement debt then he must be JOKING !!!!!!; SOME BODY SHOULD TELL IBRAHIM TO GO AND WIPE HIMSELF PROPERLY BECAUSE HIS BODY ODOUR ON STILLING AND CORRUPTION IS EVERYWEHERE 'AYGE BEBIARA'
TWEAAAAAAAA! For the where? No parliamentary approval, and he says WHAT? SUE? No judgement debt if the is what the Mahamas want. NDC and judgement debt!
these guys exton watever do not know how they are targeted with anger by ghanaians. ibrahim mahama nd his brother are all corrupt....***barred word***
THIS GUY IBRAHIM MAHAMA HAS LONG FORGOTTEN THAT THE NDC AND HIS BASTARD BROTHER MAHAMA HAVE NO PLACE NO MORE IN THIS OUR GHANAIAN SOCIETY!!!
THERE'S NO SENSE OF SUIEING, ONLY NDC WILL DO THAT
The bauxite is natural resource which belongs to the state and governments hold it in trust for the people. Parliament represents all the people of Ghana, so the constitution requires that such contracts should be ratified by Parliament. It is Parliament that gives the final say!!
This is a ploy for future judgement dept fraud by Ibrahim Mahama....