Parliamentary Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Malkin has accused some National Democratic Party MPs in his constituency of government officials, including his office, of destroying the Eftu sacred forest for lithium mining. It rejected the claim that it had been sold.
Afenyomarkin told reporters on Tuesday that the allegations were false and there was no fact that the sacred forest where deer hunting was conducted was sold for lithium mining.
“…What I want to say is that this claim is false and never true, and in fact, two years ago the Minerals Commission approved the company to mine lithium on that sacred site. In fact, even such applications have not been accepted.” This is the forest where we hunt deer during ‘Aboakheer’,” he said.
“So, I just want to set the record straight that there is no such thing,” he added.
Mr Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Member of Parliament for Eftu, therefore urged his National Democratic Congress (NDC) colleagues to focus on the challenges facing their constituents instead of polluting the minds of the people with misinformation and lies. He encouraged them to focus on development issues and address development issues. Such practices are not conducive to democracy. ”
He said the Director-General of the Minerals Commission also denied such allegations.
“This morning, the Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission told the National Dialogue that what Eftu’s NDC is announcing is false and baseless, and the Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission reiterates that: “We were reliably informed that there was a reason to do so. We have not signed any leases for lithium mining in the enclaves where we hunt deer,” he said.
The traditional area of Eftu has been designated as a forest reserve to protect the bushbuck for the annual Aboakhir festival celebrations for the past 300 years.
The Aboakile Festival is a bushbuck hunting festival celebrated by the Winneba people of central Ghana.
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