The Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has categorically denied claims by the Okyeman Youth Association, a youth group associated with Akyeman, that Galamsey was introduced to the Eastern Region during his tenure as the Eastern Regional Minister from 2009 to 2011. He also went ahead to fault the … Read more
The Chief of Aburi, Otubuor Gyan Kwasi II, has rendered an unqualified apology to the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin and other chiefs in Akyem Abuakwa over some comments he made about the illegal mining menace at Akyem Abuakwa. According to the Chief of Aburi, even though his comment has been taken out of context … Read more
The Okyeman Youth Association (OYA) has called on the Aburihene, Otobour Gyan Kwasi, to render apology to the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, for passing a derogatory remark about him. According to the youth, the Aburihene had remarked that the Okyenhene and two other Akyem chiefs were complicit in the extensive illegal mining in … Read more
The youth in Akyem have written to the Chief of Aburi, Otubuor Gyan Kwasi II, to render unqualified apology to Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Panin and all chiefs in Okyeman for citing them in illegal mining activities known in the local language as ‘galamsey’. They youth do not understand why the Aburihene, who is also Akuapem … Read more