Agyapa deal Is latest Move Exhibited By Akufo -Addo Government To Steal From Ghanaians – Arise Ghana Coalition
The leadership of the Arise Ghana coalition, Mr. Mordecai Thiombiano has described the officials of the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as stealers, saying that they are in power to steal Ghana's natural resources than to rule Ghanaians.
Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu Greater 
The leadership of the Arise Ghana coalition, Mr. Mordecai Thiombiano, has described the officials of the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as stealers, saying that they are in power to steal Ghana's natural resources than to rule Ghanaians.
According to them, the look of this now, they realized that the Agyapa deal is the latest example of the Akufo-Addo New Patriotic Party (NPP) government trying to steal from Ghanaians, adding that the Akufo-Addo’s government will be remembered for stealing from Ghanaians.
Addressing a crowded press conference in Accra on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, a leading member of Arise Ghana Coalition, Mr. Mordecai Thiombiano stated that the Agyapa deal will only benefit ‘selfish and greedy thieves in government.
He stressed that they will resist any attempt by the government to see the Agyapa deal through - Arise Ghana
Mr. Thiombiano maintained that the Akufo-Addo government has succeeded in stealing a huge chunk of Ghana’s natural resources through various agreements they have engaged in.
Mr. Thiombiano added that the current attempt to sell Ghana’s gold resources through the Agyapa Royalties deal is an example of the state capture under this government.
one of the cardinal, yet regrettable legacies of President Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Bawumia remains the unprecedented levels of state capture we are witnessing today. The practice of state capture under this government has assumed such alarming proportions that the God-given resources of this country that are supposed to benefit present and future generations are being utilized by only a few greedy families, friends, and cronies in government today.
“One of the most bizarre, yet brazen displays of state capture has manifested itself in the unpopular decision of this Government to Monetize our mineral resources in perpetuity under a fraudulent scheme dubbed “Agyapa” for the benefit of a select few.
“It initially gladdened our hearts that the Ghanaian people spoke in unison against this organized heist called “Agyapa” and forced the government to suspend same. We are however mortified to note that despite the public outcry over this deal, the NPP/Akufo-Addo government is headstrong and is seeking to reintroduce the “Agyapa” deal as recently announced by the finance minister,” he said.
Mr. Thiombiano, who is also the General Secretary of the All People’s Congress (APC), called on the government to cancel the Agyapa Royalties deal because it is not in the interest of the government.
He said that the deal will only benefit a few selfish and greedy thieves in government, adding that any attempts by the government to see the deal through will be resisted.
