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General News of Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Source: mynewsgh.com
2019-01-23
play the videoOtumfuo Osei Tutu II and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II praised the hard work of President Akufo-Addo for the reopening of the AngloGold Ashanti mines, which MyNewsGh.com has filed.
In Otumfuo's words: "From 2017 to date, the current government has been working hard to resurrect the mine and reopen it," said MyNewsGh.com.
Otumfuo revealed that it was pressured about four years ago to sell the Anglogold Ashanti gold mine in Obuasi for one dollar because it was no longer a lucrative business except for the timely intervention. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his administration, mine was dead.
Speaking at the reopening on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, he observed that several efforts to prevent the collapse of the mine were giving no result as he had been told that it was not more profitable to continue operations.
"They came to a point where they said they were going to sell the entire mine for me to a dollar or lock it up and bring back my keys. I begged them to stop and badured them that the best days are coming, which is the case today. I advised giving away part of the concession to illegal miners so that they did not encroach on the mine's concessions, but it never worked. From 2017 to date, the current government has worked hard to resurrect the mine and reopen it, "said Otumfuo.
The king said that he was both sad and happy about the development, but that he was happy that they had hope in the tunnel despite the difficulties faced by the mine during the hopes of survival that were due to him in recent years.
"I stand here with the courtesy of the president with mixed feelings of happiness and sadness. I thank God that, by His grace, we were reopening that mine that has collapsed and that we are working to resurrect it. The fact is that everyone thought that the Obuasi mine had completely collapsed and nothing could be done. About three years ago, my grandson Eric Asubonteng and whites came to tell me that where the situation was critical, we had to close the mine and find another way out. The indication was that we had incurred debt with no gain from Galamsey's growing business, "he added.
According to him, the appeals made to the previous administration to save the situation did not yield any positive results, telling how much a well tempered by illegal miners in Adansi had nearly caused flooding in the area.
"We had reached a point where nothing could be done about it. At one point, they said that Galamsey's activities had almost hit the Adansi well, which had almost flooded the area, and I asked the government of the time to allow the soldiers to work for me. The answer I received was that we will not allow soldiers to go out there and shoot with firearms like the one from South Africa, so I have to leave things as they are He revealed.
On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, the President reopened the AngloGold Ashanti mine in Obuasi, in accordance with the campaign promise he made to the chiefs and people of Obuasi on July 15, 2016, after its effective closure since 2014.
An estimated 2,500 jobs are to be created, said the president, who will return to life and expect improvements in the living conditions of its residents.
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