Indexing government scandals one at a time
A High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo has ruled in favour of Exton Cubic Limited in a suit it filed challenging the revocation of their mining lease by the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Mr John Peter Amewu.
It would be recalled that the company which is owned by Ibrahim Mahama, the brother of former President Mahama last year was in process of transporting heavy-duty equipment to the mining site at Nyinahin when upon a directive from the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah through the District Chief Executive, the company’s vehicles and machinery were seized and detained for weeks.
Many Ghanaians see the move by the Minister to withdraw the mining lease from Exton Cubic as a witch hunt because the owner is related to former President Mahama.
Feb. 8, 2018
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