The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has made a serious allegation on the issuance of licenses for small-scale mining.
According to the MP, 11 new licenses were issued on October 3, 2024, the exact day that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo met with the Organised labour. "You have not seen the worse.
Let me reveal to you this morning to my shock, and I'm sure many Ghanaians will be shocked this morning particularly the Organised Labour, to my shock, whiles the president was meeting with Organised Labour, that same day would you believe that new licenses were being issued for these companies to start mining?
That same 3rd of October, two days ago, 11 new licenses to companies.