I Did Not Cease Excavators - Peter Amewu Clears The Air

The Ministerial Nominee For Railways Development and MP for Hohoe, John Peter Amewu has told the Appointment Committee of Parliament that, he only ordered for the withdrawal of excavators from mining sites but did not cease any of them as a Sector Minister at the time.

He said about 500 excavators were withdrawn from the mining sites across the country but they were not ceased.

Mr. Amewu further told the committee that, the methodology to cease excavators was a long process that required the Attorney General's Office intervention so the only order he issued was to get all excavators withdrawn from mining sites.

He said, even though many of the excavators were remove from the mining sites, some managed their way to other sites.

However, he ordered the people he was working with to move further in making sure that, all those machines were taken away to achieve the purpose of President Akufo-Addo on the stoppage of illegal mining (galamsey)  to save our lands and natural resources.

Mr. John Peter Amewu revealed these to the appointment committee when the member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri who doubles as majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh asked him, the whereabouts of the excavators some people said were ceased by him at the time was the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.