Government of Ghana Must Rescind Its Move To Mine Iron Ore Discovered In Oti Region–Western Togolanders Warn
In a press statement issued from the Communications Bureau of the PLC, Western Togoland, and copied to Soireenews. com, the the PLC of Western Togoland laid a strong claim to the iron ore that was recently discovered in the Oti Region of Ghana.
Freeman Koryekpor 
The Peoples Liberation Council(PLC) of Western Togoland have sounded a strong worded warnings to the government of Ghana to rescind its intended action to mine iron ore discovered in the Region which they it falls within the Western Togoland Territory.
In a press statement issued from the Communications Bureau of the PLC, Western Togoland, and copied to Soireenews. com, the the PLC of Western Togoland laid a strong claim to the iron ore that was recently discovered in the Oti Region of Ghana.
According to the PLC, the territory that the Government of Ghana is referring to as the Oti Region belongs to the people of Western Togoland, and, therefore, any attempt by the government to extract any mineral from it amounts to trespassing.
Below is the press statement
GOVERNMENT OF GHANA MUST RESCIND MOVE TO MINE IRON ORE IN OTI REGION (Western Togoland Territory)
The Peoples Liberation Council(PLC) of Western Togoland send to you our warmest regards and félicitations and wish to once again draw the attention of the people of Western Togoland and Ghana through your esteemed media houses to some pertinent issues as regards the move by the government of Ghana to begin the mining of Iron-ore in the territory of Western Togoland hitherto referred to as the OTI region of Ghana.
1. To start with, the PLC wishes to add its voice to the concerns raised by the Catholic Bishop of Jasikan the Most Rev. Gabriel A. A Mante on the issue of mining Iron Ore in the OTI region, which was widely publicized both in the mainstream media and on several social media platforms.
2. The observations of the Bishop are so true in that the mining of the mineral in the region will not directly improve the economic conditions of the local dwellers of that enclave but rather worsen their plight- most of the people will be displaced from their indigenous places of abode as such activities had the potential of destroying the area with landslides as a result of the disturbance of the mountains that surround the area.
3 . Painstaking investigation we conducted revealed that the people of the OTI region and their brothers in the VOLTA region whose territories were originally Western Togoland are strongly opposed to the idea of mineral mining in their region and any attempt by the government to carry on with the mining, the people say would be resisted even "to the last drop of their blood". Indeed the people have been aware of several mineral deposits in their land (Western Togoland) ever since and so the government's assertion that the mineral had just been discovered beats the imagination of the people who are also very much aware of an indefinite ban by the United Nations preventing the government of Ghana from engaging in any such activities.
4. There is no formal agreement whatsoever between the republic of Ghana and the people of Western Togoland regarding the mining of any mineral in any part of Western Togoland territory. Indeed this situation we are afraid that this might become like the one that took place in the Ambazonia region in Cameroun if caution is not taken.
We are reliably informed that the youths of that enclave are planning a massive demonstration to impress upon the government to rescind the decision(we pray it doesn't turn chaotic and bloody) and we also wish to join voices to the call by Bishop Mante for the government of Ghana to back down on this decision to mine the Iron-ore and for that matter any mineral resources that have also been "discovered" but has not been disclosed to the public(Gold, Lithium etc) all in the interest of peace and security.
5. Should the government fail to heed our calls and the calls of the poor masses in the OTI/VOLTA regions (Western Togoland) and continue with its intentions resulting in any mayhem(God forbid) then it should have itself to blame.
6. We also want to use this medium to reiterate our calls for the government of Ghana to take the necessary constitutional and legal steps to implement the UNION of Western Togoland and Ghana which was the choice of the people of Western Togoland in that infamous Plebiscite of( 9 May 1956.) A choice that was thwarted by Kwame Nkrumah and his British collaborators the result of which we are witnessing today. And by so doing all these back and forths with the issue of Western Togoland would be brought to rest.
In conclusion, the PLC wants to thank you all our friends in the media for your cooperation this 2022 and we look forward to a cordial working relationship with you in the coming years. Our warmest regards to all the people of Western Togoland and the people of Ghana.
Let us remind ourselves once again that " THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS THE VOICE OF GOD !!!".
LONG LIVE THE UNION OF GHANA AND WESTERN TOGOLAND.
Issued by the Communications Bureau of the PLC, Western Togoland.
