Some illegal miners in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have vowed to vehemently oppose anyone or group of persons who attempt to halt their operations in the area.<\/p>\n
According to them, they had contracted huge loans for their operations and risks selling their properties to pay back the loans if they are stopped.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”vLWWFfrXgmfbITVcy3hH5YFn9Baziojn”]The Vice Chairman of the group, Morro Ayaana in a Citi News<\/strong> interview threatened that the group will fiercely prevent political party campaigns in the area if their operations are disrupted.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have not been very productive for three years and through our own initiative we are able to invest in the concession. We told money from gold dealers so if the work does not do well, we have to sell our property to pay back the loan.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe haven\u2019t event benefited since we started this job. We owe a lot of people and they are politicizing the issue. The government in power must ensure that every citizen is comfortable. AshantiGold cannot take the law into their own hands by bringing in soldiers here when even the Municipal Chief Executive and the Regional Minister have no idea about it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Morro Ayaana added that the group is determined to ensure that all the youth in the area benefit from their mining operations.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we are unable to succeed with this job, no politician should come here and campaign. The job is for the residents of Adansi. It is not for the National Democratic Congress or the New Patriotic Party. Every youth in this community must benefit from this job. We will demonstrate consistently for a month until there is peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t have a problem with the military, they don\u2019t even have a camp here but someone brought them here to come and disturb us,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n