Northern Ashanti Mines takeover: Who authorised the operation, and under what law?

Lease terminated, petitions unanswered, rival consortium alleged — now military and police are at the mineThe deployment of military and police personnel to Northern Ashanti Mines at Konongo, followed by an order for workers to vacate the premises, has raised urgent questions about the legal authority for the operation, the handling of a disputed mining lease and the role of state institutions in the transfer of control over a major mining concession.