Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has revealed that Member of Parliament for Asutifi North, Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has formally been charged in connection with obstruction of an anti-illegal mining operation carried out by the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) near Bronikrom–Hwediem in the Ahafo Region.
The leader of government business said the MP appeared at the CID headquarters in the company of the Majority Chief Whip and his lawyer before being formally charged and taken to court.
Mahama Ayariga disclosed this on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the plenary.
Ebenezer Kwaku Addo has been accused of instigating the attack on the task force—an allegation he has categorically denied.
An angry mob numbering over 500 interfered with the work of the NAIMOS task force during a raid on illegal mining sites in the area.
The incident occurred on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
Mr. Addo has denied instigating the youth against the NAIMOS team.
He issued a statement explaining that his presence at the scene was not to obstruct the operation but to calm tensions and prevent a breakdown of public order.
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, in his update, told the House that the MP appeared at the CID headquarters in the company of the Majority Chief Whip and his lawyer before being formally charged and taken to court.
“He went with the Majority Chief Whip and his lawyer. They received him at the CID headquarters and took him through the processes. I received a call not quite long ago that he has been taken to court, and as we speak, he is in court being arraigned.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana