Exton Cubic Group Limited has said it will turn to the court over government’s revocation of its exploration license for bauxite in the Tano Offin Forest reserve.
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu, had explained that the directive was issued because the company’s three mining leases were invalid.
Mr. Amewu explained that the company’s failure to provide key documents covering its acceptance of the lease, notice of pendency, environmental impact assessment and other statutory requirements rendered the leases invalid.
In a letter to Exton Cubic, Mr. Amewu said “the absence of publications of the Gazette of notice of the pendency of the company’s applications and service of the notice on the various entities specified in the law is contrary to both section 13(2) of Act 703 and Regulation 177 of L.I. 2176 [Minerals and Mining Regulations.]”
But the Public Relations Officer of Exton Cubic, Sammy Gyamfi, on Eyewitness News indicated that his outfit was currently “studying the letters received from government” before “seeking redress by taking the necessary legal steps.”
“We will take the appropriate legal steps to seek redress… These are technical and legal issues which our lawyers will go through,” he stated.
Mr. Gyamfi further indicated that, government’s claims in the letters issued to Exton Cubic were false, saying “in the coming days, we will delve into the details of the two letters and we will demonstrate to you that the facts and complaints contained in those government letters are totally false. The claims are totally untenable.”
Mr. Gyamfi insisted that Exton Cubic had not breached the law as far as the exploration of bauxite was concerned.
“We ask our supporters to remain calm. There is no cause for alarm. We have not done anything untoward. We are pursuing our objective of ensuring that Nyinahen Bauxite is exploited for the benefit of Ghanaians.”
The mining company, which was granted a license on December 29, 2016, insists it followed due process in the acquisition of the mining license despite claims by the EPA and Mineral’s Commission that it was in breach of the law.
Source: Citifmonline.com
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We leave in a country where anybody is called on radio to talk trashhhh. Listening to this guy, he has never made sense with his china tie. Amaleba or whoever he is was asking a radio host 'if Ibrahim were to Akuffo Addo's nephew would he have been sacked from the place?'. I pity these radio host because he should have asked him if Ibrahim had not been the brother of the former president would he had been given the approval to mine at the concession at the eleventh hour 29th December when they were about leaving office. We were all in Ghana when this Ibrahim guy was not known before him brother assumed the presidency. He overnight became greedy. Ghanaians should not listen to these corrupt party NDC and pray to God to sustain the president to implement the FREE SHS program. This is something that Ghanaians should be discussion not this greedy bastard who only think about themselves when they are government than the citizenry. We were all in Ghana when a president gave V8 cars to people to retain power instead of using the money to implement his progressive free shs that will be beneficial to all.
You have taken too long to go to court. Do it immediately and let us all see what will happen. You are talking too much. And stop wasting money on the chiefs in the area to hold press conferences on your behalf. I wish you bad luck in court.