The Tetretem Royal Family of Duayaw-Nkwanta has accused the Tano North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of unlawfully issuing mining permits to illegal miners, sparking a surge in galamsey activities on the Duayaw-Nkwanta Stool Lands and resulting in significant environmental degradation.
In a strongly worded statement issued by Nana Asamaa Kofi Ofori Adu, the royal family condemned the MCE’s actions as both unlawful and irresponsible. “The Tano North Municipal Assembly issued Business Operating Licences to CAKROB Limited without the consent of the Ghana Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency,” the statement alleged.
The family further claimed that the MCE, together with some sub-chiefs,including Nana Boakye II and Nana Nsowaa Diawuo Kokroko, collaborated to allow foreigners to engage in illegal mining operations. “Chinese, Senegalese and Guinean nationals are actively involved in mining activities in Adagyamem,” the statement asserted.
Recalling the era of the late Nana Blakey Tromo III, the family noted that illegal mining was non-existent and that “Newmont Mining Company was the only officially approved operator then.”
Calling for urgent intervention, the royal family appealed to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and regional authorities to step in and restore order. “We are calling for Otumfuo’s intervention to prevent violence and restore sanity to the Duayaw-Nkwanta Traditional Area,” the statement concluded.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
