Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, the President of the National House of Chiefs has refuted allegations of supporting illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey.
These followed reports attributed to him in a speech delivered at Bibiani.
A statement issued on September 24, 2024, by Nana Bonya III, the Atipimhene (sub-chief) of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Council, copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the publications against Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II of opposing the ban on illegal mining activities, was unfounded and false.
He said 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 the false claims.