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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YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD PROFESSOR OF INCOMPETENCE, MAHAMA TO RESIGN.
Another NDC difficult northner..... These guys lack common sense... They are now asking for resignation? You never asked the incompetent John Ford Kanazoe Mahama to resign.... Leave the best performing minister alone....
Is this the new word for corrupt NDC now' incompetent' . Master you cannot tag anybody body in the current administration with this because Ghanaians know what incompetence means. Incompetence is when you promise 200 school building and completed 11 even with the help of the world bank, it is when you promise Ghanaians one term premium for NHIS but rather left a debt of 1.2 billion cedis, is stealing using SADA, GYEDA etc to steal state money trough Nkonfem, youth in bicycle riding etc., raising money through bond and give to a local bank with less interest rate and turn around to borrow from the same bank at a higher rate. Borrowing money for contracts at an inflated prices and through sole sourcing. These are acts of incompetence.
Mahamah was the head master of incompetent... yet he did not resign as president... this NDC should not the people to ask for such... they kept corrupt official till the end.
NDC memebers are surprisingly so quick to suggest resignation. The incompetence we witnessed from January 2009 until recently , I cannot remember anyone resigning. Or our definition of incompetenceis different. Peter as far as I know is the 1 minister i see to be doing his job. Stop being difficult, and have a seat, and be queit whiles yiu are at it.
Look who is chatting r*bbish? Murtala u are so full of sh*t. Peter Amewu is 1000 times a better man you will ever be. Choke on your ga*bage u spew out. Eeeediot
Hahahaha I just has a good laugh. . Mutala asking someone to resign? ?? This Mutala guy is a disgrace to northners. .listening to him is so sickining. .arrogant posture , foul language and intolerant. I wonder whyou the ndc have him as a communication member. Tweaaaaa