{"id":414029,"date":"2017-09-03T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T14:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/03\/hot-audio-we-didnt-force-minister-to-grant-our-license-exton-md\/"},"modified":"2017-09-03T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T14:19:46","slug":"hot-audio-we-didnt-force-minister-to-grant-our-license-exton-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/03\/hot-audio-we-didnt-force-minister-to-grant-our-license-exton-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Audio: We didn\u2019t force Minister to grant our license \u2013 Exton MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Managing Director of Exton Cubic Group Limited says they did\u00a0not use their affiliation with former President John Mahama to coerce the former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources into granting it license to explore bauxite at Nyinahini in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p>Nii Osa Mills, then sector Minister, gave approval for the company to embark on exploratory activities in the reserve, on December 29, 2016, a few days before the administration of John Mahama handed over power to a new government headed by Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial\">Speaking on Newsfile on Joy FM on Saturday, however, Managing Director for Exton Cubic Group, Augustus Amegashie said they \u201cdid not force the Minister [Nii Osa Mills] to sign it\u201d days before he left office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"190\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/myjoyonline.com\/ghana-media\/audio_share.php?audio3=http:\/\/zeno-devlab.s3.amazonaws.com\/media\/35036\/59a2ddcc0401009598dfc497\/NEWSFILE+26-08-2017+Exton+MD.mp3&amp;title=Exton MD on Newsfile&amp;date=27th August, 2017\" width=\"781px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managing Director of Exton Cubic Group Limited says they did\u00a0not use their affiliation with former President John Mahama to coerce the former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources into granting it license to explore bauxite at Nyinahini in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. 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