The Paramount Chief of the Nabdam Traditional Area Nangonaab, Kosom Asaga Yelzoya II, The Na-Pariyoung of Nabroug has narrated how he rejected a mining company that offered him a Tundra pick up, a Mechanic workshop for repairs, and a hotel to stay with family.
The chief narrates, “When I become a chief, companies came to mine and one company called ‘DOLLAR’ came to my palace, they gave me their cola but I didn’t accept it because I asked for their documents and their document didn’t seem right. I rejected their cola which traditionally is not done. But I didn’t want to initiate a relationship with lawless people”.
Another company came and this company was very friendly with me, they initially gave me a very powerful pickup to be using, they gave me a Mechanical workshop where I could repair my vehicle in Accra and they told me, anytime you had a problem just come and pack the car and go what will be done will be done, even if it demands buying an engine it will be done. They were building a facility and they were going to give me an office in that facility. I was given a hotel in Kumasi where I could come and stay with my family and I used it a couple of times”.
“But my people wrote to me a very long letter indicating how the mining was going to be done within the community and how it was polluting water”.
“Am telling you exactly what my pain is this morning. The mining company I rejected had promised a lot of good things to the community as part of their social responsibility and then, they gave me all the things I was talking about. My people complained even to the extent the Tundra that was given to me, they said it was a hummer of course, the rumor carried it as a hummer”.
“Well, I wanted to be sure that am not been controlled or led by my selfish gain even though I was in full agreement with my people. I thought it was a source of employment which I care so much and worry so much for those who know me would agree with me. For me, I thought, they could resettle the people and mine because we are compelled. There is no employment, serious unemployment everywhere, poverty all over, the widows were weeping, the orphan everybody is a poor person for which reason I cannot consistently stay within my jurisdiction. So, I thought they will benefit from the good opportunity but because I have taken these things, I also thought I could be influenced by these things”.
“So, in public and in Nangode, I declared that we didn’t want to have anything to do with them and they should pack. When I made that great statement, my people were so excited I woke after the meeting and they followed me and was hailing me and that was the end and I gave them back every item, every facility”.
Ladies and gentlemen, are the people of this region only looking for the faults of Chief? When we do the good things no body hails us. The Na-Pariyoung of Nabroug asked
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