Former Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal mining, Charles Bissue has responded to calls by the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi for him to be prosecuted.
Mr Sammy Gyamfi at a press conference held yesterday, October 6, 2022 demanded President Akufo-Addo to prove his seriousness to the fight against illegal mining, also known as Galamsay, by cracking the whip on some of his government and party officials engaged in the menace.
Mr Gyamfi mentioned Charles Bissue, now a presidential staffer, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), and Professor Frimpong Boateng, former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology culprits in the illegal mining menace.
“We demand the immediate prosecution of all NPP functionaries and NPP officials who have engaged in illegal mining such as Charles Bissue, Chairman Wontumi, the evidence is clear, Andy Owusu, Ekow Ewusi, Prof. Frimpong Boateng among others”, he said.
However, in a sharp response, Mr Bissue says allegations of his involvement in illegal mining activity are untrue.
He adds that the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Polie Service had earlier exonerated him of any wrongdoing after the Anas expose’ which capture him on tape purportedly take bribes from illegal miners.
Mr Bissue in a release issued today, Friday, October 7, 2022 made the following statements.
“My attention has been drawn to the scathing attack on my person by the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi in his press conference that responded to President H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s renewed assurance in the fight against illegal mining.
“In that press conference aired on various media platforms on Thursday 6 October, 2022, Mr Sammy Gyamfi maligned and traduced me by referencing a rather doctored and propaganda-induced documentary authored by Tiger Eye PI’s Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
“As I have said countless times, that money was not bribe, and I did not make any demands whatsoever from any operative or beneficiary of illegal mining while I served on the IMCIM
“The money in question was a donation from NPP Chairman of the Ashanti Region, Bernard Anwti Boasiko alias Chairman Wontumi to the then NPP Western Regional Organiser, Abdul Ganiyu for a party event organized in the Western Region”, he said.
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