The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has announced that the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council is set to enact a law to seize and reclaim all abandoned illegal mining lands in the area.
He warned that landlords, families, and farmers who have sold their lands to miners but abandoned them after mining gold risk losing once the traditional council reclaims the land. "God has blessed Okyeman with Gold and diamonds which have been invaded by illegal miners regardless of the warnings to them to stop they are not listening.
Mining of Gold and diamonds in Akwatia started a very long time ago but our forefathers did it responsibly.
They knew the future generation would come so they didn't destroy the environment.