Following the chilling revelation by Dr Gideon Boako, discerning Ghanaians rightly became alarmed and fretted thy souls with curses and condemnations. In the heat of the moment, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, seized the equipment belonging to Exton Cubic, as Exton Cubic was alleged to be blissfully prospecting without a valid documentation at the Nyinahini bauxite concession. Subsequently, the multi-billion cedi bauxite concession granted to Exton Cubic was revoked in September 2017 after the former Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, had contested vehemently that the contract to Exton Cubic was invalid. Mr Amewu, however, argued poignantly that Exton Cubic did not have the necessary documentation to undertake mining (dailyguideafrica.com, 24/11/2017).”Back then, the leadership of the Exton Cubic argued forcefully that the revocation of licenses and the confiscation of mining equipment were carried out capriciously, as the Exton Cubic was in possession of three required permits. The eminent Supreme Court Judges, however, maintained that the granting of ‘3 mining leases in favour of Exton Cubic was in breach of the Constitution and section 12 of the Minerals and Mining Act, Act 703’.

Source: GhanaWeb November 15, 2019 15:11 UTC