regional minister and MP

Allow Us To Mine – Miners To Government

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The Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called on government to allow its members to go back to work after being rendered jobless for three months. “…To the government, we say three months is enough; allow us to go back to work,” the group said in a … Read more

Minister Sues NDC Paper Over ‘Galamsey Queen’

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The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has sued The Republic – a pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC) newspaper – over a publication suggesting that he had abused his office by using his position to extend diplomatic courtesies to the alleged Chinese galamsey (illegal mining) queen, Aisha Huang, in return for personal pleasures. The former Member … Read more