The Abuakwa South New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied allegations made by former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, that illegal mining (galamsey) is carried out close to President Akufo-Addo’s residence in Akim Kibi, Eastern Region. The NPP executives released a statement co-signed by Felix Nyarko Acheampong and Julius Okyere on April 24, 2023, expressing grave concern about the claims made by the former minister.
According to Professor Frimpong-Boateng’s 37-page report to the chief of staff on the fight against illegal mineral exploitation, a party youth organizer had a concession closer to the president’s house in Kibi and was engaged in illegal mining in an area close to the President’s house, thereby affecting parts of the First Gentleman’s garden, a phenomenon he said was on the blind side of the President.
However, the Abuakwa South NPP executives stated categorically in their statement that the publication by Professor Frimpong-Boateng is “falsehood” and only seeks to dent the ruling government’s name. They described the allegations as part of a grand scheme by Professor Boateng to use the state’s power to settle personal scores, probably to punish the President for not reappointing him Minister of State in his second term.
The statement further noted that the location of the President’s Kyebi residence makes it impossible for any illegal mining operation to take place even close to it, except for those who do not know the house like Professor Frimpong Boateng. The NPP Abuakwa South disclosed that the President does not even have a garden at his Kyebi residence, therefore, the claims made by Professor Frimpong-Boateng are palpable falsehoods.
The Abuakwa South NPP executives called on well-meaning Ghanaians to disregard the accusations and called on the media to fact-check Professor Frimpong-Boateng’s claims by going to the president’s residence in Kyebi. They also criticized the former minister for casting a huge slur on his own integrity and his work as Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee
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