Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah Kyeremeh has asked workers of the Ghana Manganese Company Limited to ignore rumours that the recent happenings at the company is part of government\u2019s grand move of taking over the company.<\/p"},"modified":"2019-08-14T03:13:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T03:13:10","slug":"govt-has-no-interest-taking-over-manganese-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/14\/govt-has-no-interest-taking-over-manganese-company\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Gov’t has no interest taking over Manganese Company’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah Kyeremeh has asked workers of the Ghana Manganese Company Limited to ignore rumours that the recent happenings at the company is part of government\u2019s grand move of taking over the company.<\/p>\n
Addressing the workers on Tuesday following the resumption of its operation after the shutdown, Mr. Kyeremeh said that, President Akufo-Adoo has no intention to own the company hence, such frivolous comments among the public have no truth.<\/p>\n
He also noted that there is no cause for alarm because the government is rather concerned about finding an amicable solution to the challenges.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere is a public perception that needs to be dispelled. Others are saying the government wanted to take over the company that is why it shut down. This is entirely false. President Akufo-Addo and his family have also not taken over Ghana Manganese Company. The Ministry is currently pursuing to solve the problems. All the stakeholders will come together to find the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Workers of the Ghana Manganese Company, GMC, say government acted in its own interest by reopening the company.<\/p>\n
The Branch Union Secretary of GMC, Mohammed Seeba, says workers would have taken on the government if it hadn\u2019t made the u-turn.<\/p>\n
The Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) resumed operations on Monday.<\/p>\n
This was after the government earlier directed the company to shut down over allegations of tax evasion and other infractions.<\/p>\n
Chief Operating Officer of the company, Benjamin Atsu Quarshie in an interview with Citi News\u00a0<\/strong>said\u00a0the company will work with the government to ensure that all matters are duly settled.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPer the directive given by the Minister, we are resuming today. We have had good discussions with the government especially the sector Minister and I believe going forward, we are going to work together to ensure that the right things are done. A committee has been set up to ensure that, the matter is brought to a closure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n