Lithium Mining Agreement Between Ghana and Barari DV Ltd Is Robbery —Prof Gyampo Jabs Government; As He Warns MPs Not To Be Bribed To Approve This Robbery Deal
The seasoned political Lecturer expressed disappoinment in government for granting the lease for the lithium exploration at the Ewoyaa concession based on the provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), describing the agreement as a complete robbery.
Freeman Koryekpor 
A SENIOR POLITICAL Science Lecturer at
the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has waded into the misunderstanding surrounding the recent lithium mining agreement between government of Ghana and Barari DV Limited.
The seasoned political Lecturer expressed disappoinment in government for granting the lease for the lithium exploration at the Ewoyaa concession based on the provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), describing the agreement as a complete robbery and stealing.
Fuming with anger, Prof. Gyampo backed the chiefs and other traditional office holders including youths in the Central Region to protest against the mining of Abokyira forest reserve.
He sounded a strong warning to the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the parliament not to be lobbied and bribed to mortgage the national interest in this Lithium deal.
He stressed that deal is a robbery and that "we are watching how you would live by your titles as honourable people in acting in the national interest."
He further emphasized that the parliament must play its role as a countervailing authority to stop the childish attempt at robbing "us off our Lithium. For once, let there be a show down of genuine nationalism and patriotism possibly by the entire House.
He fumed that the Minerals Commission’s arrogance and dismissiveness about the attempt to rob Ghanaians off their Lithium, won’t douse our resolve to resist their unpatriotic connivance with foreign thieves, adding that 'Nnwifo'!
"Thank you Omanhene of Nkusukum, thank you Omanhene of Dominase, thank you Omanhene of Mankessim and thank you Omanhene of Ekumfi. It’s been insightful consulting with you this morning on the Lithium robbery.
"Dear Minerals Commission,You can hide behind the colonial legal regime to aid foreigners to rob Ghanaians off their natural resources. But this won’t happen on Mfantseman soil. Let your foreigners go mine in the sea, they will get fish.
"Can a Ghanaian investor go to Australia to mine Lithium and take 87% and give the Australian government 13%? Investors can’t be sensible than us. We sat in the same classroom with some of them and beat them in exams!," Prof Gyampo noted in a news item which was captured by Soireenews.com
Below is the statement of Prof Ransford Gyampo
Thank you Omanhene of Nkusukum, thank you Omanhene of Dominase, thank you Omanhene of Mankessim and thank you Omanhene of Ekumfi. It’s been insightful consulting with you this morning on the Lithium robbery.*
Dear Minerals Commission, You can hide behind the colonial legal regime to aid foreigners to rob Ghanaians off their natural resources. But this won’t happen on Mfantseman soil. Let your foreigners go mine in the sea, they will get fish.
Can a Ghanaian investor go to Australia to mine Lithium and take 87% and give the Australian government 13%?
*Investors can’t be sensible than us. We sat in the same classroom with some of them and beat them in exams!*
I just had a discussion with two key chiefs in Mfantseman. I have sensitized them. But why are these foreigners “cornering” the chiefs? There are many educated elites in Mfantseman. Why are they not being spoken to?
But why will a government agency facilitate a Lithium deal that would only be pretty good, but won’t be in the best interest of the country? Is it ignorance, wickedness, or connivance with robbery for secret personal gain*
Dear HONORABLE MPs, please don’t be lobbied and be bribed to mortgage the national interest in this Lithium deal. It is robbery and we are watching how you would live by your titles as HONORABLE people in acting in the national interest.
Dear President Akufo Addo, you have a good opportunity to amend the colonial legal regime that has been used to rob us off our natural resources. They have bribed a few people and taken our gold and oil virtually for free. Lithium too? No way!
Parliament must play its role as a countervailing authority to stop the childish attempt at robbing us off our Lithium. For once, let there be a show down of genuine nationalism and patriotism possibly by the entire House.
The Minerals Commission’s arrogance and dismissiveness about the attempt to rob Ghanaians off their Lithium, won’t douse our resolve to resist their unpatriotic connivance with foreign thieves . Nnwifo!
Arise Mfantseman! Arise Ghana! We have given our gold and oil to foreigners virtually for free and are going round begging IMF for coins. We want to do same to our Lithium? Not all Ghanaians are dumb.*
We will resist this with our blood.We won’t allow anyone to go take bribe for our Lithium to go to foreigners for pittance. “If the Owners of Natural Resources Go Around Begging, Then You Should Know There's Something Wrong with Their Minds.”- Paul Kagame
