Arrest directors of Wontumi’s Akonta Mining Ltd – Occupy Ghana to Jinapor - www.asempanews.com

The directors and officers of Akonta Mining Limited, which has been ordered to stop all mining activities within the Tano Nimiri forest reserve, must be arrested for breaching Act 703, pressure group OccupyGhana has told Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor, who recently issued the stop order.

The ministry said in a statement issued on Friday, 30 September 2022 that it has taken note of “publications about certain operations by Akonta Mining Limited in the Tano Nimiri forest reserve in the Amenfi West municipality in the Western Region”.

It said even though Akonta Mining Limited has a mining lease to undertake mining operations in some parts of Samreboi, “the company has no mineral right to undertake any mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve”.

The statement said: “Our records show that Akonta Mining Ltd, on August 25, 2022, applied for a mining lease to undertake mining operations in the said forest reserve

“We, therefore, demand that you forthwith refer the facts and evidence in your possession that show that the said mining company is undertaking mining operations in breach of the Act, to the police and the Attorney General for further investigations and prosecution of the company and its directors and officers”.

Re: Minister Directs Forestry Commission to Halt Akonta Mining Limited’s Operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve

Today, we have seen a press release from your ministry, stating that you have directed the Forestry Commission to halt the mining operations of a company called Akonta Mining Limited in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.