Monday, 13th September, 2021

DAILY ANALYST
Monday, 13th September, 2021 Page 7
Story: Freeman
Koryekpor Awlesu
The principal and
accredited elders of
Akwaanor Royal Family
of Ashalaja in the Ga
South municipality of
the Greater Accra Region have
performed traditions and customs
to officially appoint a new head of
the family.
The Principal new Head of
the family is in the person of
Nii Armah Quansah who was
appointed on September 7, 2021,
to replace the former Head of
Akwaanor Royal Family, Mr
Solomon Mintah Ackaah, who was
removed following several charges
of wrongdoings levelled against
him.
In order to make the change
legal and genuine, the elders
have instructed the Kwame Gyan
and Associate Law Firm in Accra
to officially write to inform Mr
Ackaah that the family has resolved
after a meeting held on August 19,
2021, to remove him [Mr Ackaah]
per the customs and traditions of
the people of Ashalaja.
The letter, which in the
possession of DAILY Analyst and
headlined: "Appointment of New
Head of Akwaanor Royal Family
of Ashalaja reads in part; "We
respectfully refer to the above
mentioned subject-matter and
write as solicitors for Akwaanor
Story: Freeman
Koryekpor Awlesu
The Minerals Commission
of Ghana has
denied granting license
to Barari DV Ghana
Limited (Barari) to
mine lithium in the country.
Royal Family of Ashalaja."
"We have been instructed
by our client to submit to you
the attached self-explanatory
document on removal of Mr
Solomon Mintah Ackaah, head of
Akwaanor Royal Family of Ashalaja.
We are by this notification
requesting you to amend your
records accordingly.
"Kindly accept our best
regards," the letter ended.
The letter, which is signed
and certified by Mr Lawyer
Kwame Gyan, is copied to the
Survey and Mapping Division of
Lands Commission, Director in
charge of Land Registration at
the Lands Commission, Greater
Accra Regional Police Commander,
Amasaman Divisional Police
Commander, Amasaman District
Police Commander, Weija
District Police Commander and
Ngleshie Amanfro District Police
Commander.
However, members of the
family have declared that they
Minerals Commission
denies granting license
to Barari/Ironridge
...to mine lithium in Ghana
Akwaanor Royal family of
Ashalaja appoints new head
...warns public against Solomon Mintah Ackaah
"We want to state on record
that the Commission has not
recommended the grant of a mining
lease, nor has the Minister
for Lands and Natural Resources
granted a mining lease or authorisation
to Barari/Ironridge or
any company whatsoever to mine
or extract lithium in Ghana,'
the Chief Executive of Minerals
Commission, Mr Martin Ayisi, has
stated.
In a press statement copied
to this news outlet and signed by
Mr Ayisi, it noted that the attention
of the Minerals Commission
has been drawn to a statement
and a video in the public domain
on the discovery of one hundred
and fifty billion dollars’ (US
$150 billion) worth of lithium in
Ghana.
It said while lithium has been
discovered in Ghana, the quantity
and other information contained
in the statement and video were
false and misleading.
According to the statement,
the Barari DV Ghana Limited
(Barari), a wholly-owned Ghanaian
company, which holds a prospecting
license for gold, lithium
and other minerals, discovered
lithium at Ewoyaa near Saltpond
in the Mfantsiman Municipality
of the Central Region.
It noted that Barari operates
through joint venture with Ironridge
Resources Limited (Ironridge),
an Australian incorporated
company which is listed on the
Alternative Investment Market
have made a resolution to remove
Mr Ackaah by the customs and
traditions of the people of Ashalaja.
They explained that their
decision to remove the head of the
Akwaanor Royal Family was as a
result of charges of irresponsibility,
disrespect, unconcerned attitude
towards the welfare of the
Akwaanor Royal Family members
in particular and the people of
Ashalaja in general.
"We have made a resolution
to appoint a new head of family
following the removal of Mr
Ackaah, whose removal was
preceded by the performance of
certain customs.
"We have resolved to ensure
the publication of the removal and
the appointment of a new head of
family to the whole world," they
stated.
Following this development,
the members of the family has
cautioned the general public to
desist from buying land from
Mr Ackaah, stressing that he has
(AIM), a sub-market of the London
Stock Exchange in the UK.
The statement asserted that
the discovery made by Barari/
Ironridge still required further
exploration before a feasibility
study can be undertaken.
Consequently, the statement
noted that all activities of Barari/
Ironridge at this stage were purely
for exploration.
The statement emphasised
that the Commission has not
recommended the grant of a mining
lease, nor has the Minister
for Lands and Natural Resources
granted a mining lease or authorisation
to Barari/Ironridge or
any company whatsoever to mine
or extract lithium in Ghana.
In view of the above, the
statement informed the general
public that the Ironridge has not
been granted a mining lease to
mine lithium in Ghana therefore
the statement in the public
domain that Ironridge has been
granted a thirty-year mining
lease, renewable for another thirty
years, is false.
According to the statement,
there is no tax holiday under the
fiscal regime for mining in Ghana
and no such waiver has been
granted to ironridge.
It said the ironridge has not
submitted a feasibility study or
report to the Commission which
has defined or delineated lithium
reserves in Ewoyaa to be worth
US$150 billion; and ironridge
is not registered as an entity or
company operating in the Free
Zones.
The Commission in the
statement reminded the media
and the general public that the
Minerals Commission is available
to provide information on all
mining activities or operations in
Ghana and the public is advised
to seek clarification or verify such
information with the Commission
before they are made public.
been removed as the Head of the
Akwaanor Royal Family.
They also sounded a strong
word of warning to Mr Ackaah
against parading himself as the
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substantive head of the family
since his headship has been
removed.
Writer's email:
koryekporfreeman@yahoo.com
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