A former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry under the past Mahama led government, Murtala Mohammed is calling on the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu to resign from his position.
He claims the Minister has shown some level of ‘incompetency’ with the handling of Exton Cubic Group saga over the weeks.
According to him, Mr. John Peter Amewu’s posture on the issue is “embarrassing this government” and therefore must relinquish his office for a proficient person to take over.
In a new twist the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has affirmed invalid and of no effect, a mining lease granted Exton Cubic Group Limited at Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region.
Earlier, he approved of the exploration and urged his colleague, the Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah, who had ordered for the seizure of Exton Cubic’s equipment to release them to the company.
After consulting with the Attorney General, the Lands and Natural Resources Minister on Monday September 4, made a shocking volte-face - and in a media briefing described the mining contract issued to Exton Cubic Group as invalid.
“The failure to obtain environmental and operational permits, as well as the various statutory infractions, leading to the purported grant of the three mining leases to the company renders the purported leases invalid and of no effect.
“In the circumstance and in accordance with Section 87 of Act 703, the three mining leases are hereby revoked,” Mr Amewu said at a press conference in Accra.
But Murtala Mohammed on NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’ described the whole saga as “shameless” and questioned the Minister’s credibility.
“What is he talking about? It’s so embarrassing and shameful,” he said.
The former Member of Parliament for the Nantong constituency in the Northern Region however noted that “do you know we are likely to pay judgment debt? I have listened to Exton Cubic and they have petitioned the Attorney General.”
“So what NPP is doing, must we pay them back when we come to power? We don’t build a nation that way. We don’t treat business people that way. This entire government is in a mess,” he told sit-in host Mark Jerry.
Exton Cubic Group has challenged Lands and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu’s decision to revoke its mining leases Monday.
Communications Director for the company, Samuel Gyamfi said the Lands Minister has no basis to do what he did, as such the company will take steps for legal redress.
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NDC in general have planned that they (NDC) will set Agenda for NPP to follow. This NPP should be wild awake of this. By the way when did NDC got to KNOW THAT INCOMPETENT RESIGNS? Why former President DID NOT resign from all his gargantuan INCOMPETENT until Almighty God SACKED him from the Seat of the Government.
Hw3 no. k.wasia, are competent at all? You should have told incompetent MAHAMA to resign. These kinds of loose talks cause you to loose your seat. I.D1100T MONSTER.
Agya modie mo agyimi de3. All you NDC know is to talk rubbish. You are all suffering from kpokpogbligbli.
Listen to this moron, who together with the professor of incompetence (John Mahama) touted the so called sugar factory that never was. Their new catch phrase is "resign from office". He should resign so that your father will come from Nantong to take his position abi? Mutala's competence is what made him to retain his seat as an MP,...ini? The next loser will be that thing called ABA Fuseini. Loud mouth lying characters!
Just line up the NDC Mahama led incompetent governing team and lets see the one who can march Peter Amewu. Spio G. is excluded.
Words cant explain how I hate this guy.So disrespectful and arrogant.
My question is if the company was for Wuntumi or any other NPP member will they do this to them? This is exactly what Murtala is trying to explain. You don't rule a country this way, this is a chaotic government that does not know what they are about. Chaos everywhere. This minister called Peter Amewu has been contradicting himself since this issue came up. He even cleared the company to work and now the U-TURN, and you call this a minister, are these the so called competent people Nana was talking about during the campaign? shame.
Murtala this one you have misfired as Exton and E and P have broken the rules. How can one use a prospecting stage one license to go and start mining .THIS IS ABSURDITY PLUS PLUS.
FORMER HONOURABLE MURTALA MOHAMMED, ARE YOU ASSOCIATING YOURSELF WITH EXTON CUBIC GROUP CO. LTD? ARE THEY NDC COMPANY? WHY ARE YOU WONDERING WHETHER YOU SHOULD PAY NPP BACK WHEN YOU COME TO POWER? ALL THESE KIND OF COMMENTS PUSHES YOU OUT OF YOUR SIT. YOU BETTER STOP IT AND LEARN YOUR LESSONS.
Did Murtala hear that the minister had prior consultations with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General before revoking the permit? What does he think he consulted the Minister for? To drink tea or buy properties in Dubai?