Regional News of Monday, 2 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comCorrespondence from Eastern RegionThe Paramount chief of the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, says traditional leaders of the Yilo and Manya Krobo Traditional Areas in the Eastern Region are better placed to manage the escrow account which has been the subject of controversy for seventeen years. The money in the escrow account is said to have come from the royalty of limestone being mined in Odugblase. The fund, however, has been inaccessible for the past seventeen years due to a misunderstanding between the Yilo and Manya Krobo traditional councils over the rightful owners of the concession. The Paramount Chief said contrary to popular perceptions, no royalties from the mining activities are paid to the Yilo Krobo traditional council. So if they are mining limestone over here, it is important that something is paid to us,” he stressed.
