The National House of Chiefs President, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, has refuted allegations of supporting illegal mining activities, commonly known locally as galamsey.
This follows reports attributed to him in a speech delivered at Bibiani.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, by Nana Bonya III, the Atipimhene of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Council, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), it was stated that the publications against Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, alleging he opposed the ban on illegal mining activities, were unfounded and false.
He indicated that the address delivered by Ogyeahoho Gyebi during the commissioning of the Minerals Commission's district office at Bibiani last Wednesday had been misinterpreted by a section of journalists and condemned those behind these false claims.