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COCOBOD CEO Blasts Minerals Commission & MIGOP Mining Ltd For Mining In Cocoa Farms
Apr 15, 2024
The CEO of COCOBOD has described illegal and unacceptable exploration and mining activities being carried out by MIGOP Mining Limited in Atwima Nwabiagya in the Ashanti Region
Joseph Boahen Aidoo also blamed the Minerals Commission for being complicit in the mining company's actions through their failure to perform their oversight role
He assured farmers that COCOBOD would ensure that they get their compensation for the destruction on their farms
The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has blasted the Minerals Commission for failing to perform its oversight function in ensuring that mining does not happen in cocoa farms.
This follows the alleged destruction of several cocoa farms by MIGOP Mining Limited, a foreign-owned gold mining company, in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
According to the COCOBOD CEO, MIGOP has been illegally exploring and mining for gold in the affected communities, putting approximately 400 acres of cocoa farms under significant threat.
The activities of MIGOP also put the livelihoods of cocoa farming families at risk, the CEO stated.
He noted that should the mining company begin full-scale mining operations in the area, its impact would devastate the communities.
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