Akonta Mining Company Limited has filed a lawsuit against the Minerals Commission and Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah.
The company is demanding GHs20 million in damages over allegations of illegal mining and corruption in protected forest reserves.
In a writ filed at the Accra High Court on April 24, Akonta Mining claims that Minister Buah defamed the company during a press conference on April 22, accusing it of orchestrating illegal mining operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.
The company denies these allegations, stating that its legally acquired mining leases, granted in 2021, are outside the reserve.
