The Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, is urging the government to temporarily halt the implementation of the nation’s first lithium mining agreement.
The President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs voiced concerns over the current terms of the agreement, emphasising that they do not favour the country’s interests and should be put on hold for the meantime.
“The government has to suspend the contract and re-look at the terms because the mining company [Atlantic] has been given the licence to mine not just lithium but any other resources it discovers within the concession area.”
“We are not kicking against any mining of natural resources, but we must ensure that the gains are shared equally, and so government authorities must carefully re-look at the terms of the deal to bring peace among all stakeholders,” Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II said on Rainbow Radio Accra.
The government of Ghana had signed a deal with Barari DV Ghana Limited for the mining of the vast lithium deposits in Ewoyaa, Central Region, but has faced backlash after the details hit the media.
By: Joel Eshun/Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
