{"id":350641,"date":"2017-09-04T16:05:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T16:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=350641"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:06:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T12:06:35","slug":"no-witchhunt-against-exton-cubic-frimpong-boateng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/no-witchhunt-against-exton-cubic-frimpong-boateng\/","title":{"rendered":"No witchhunt against Exton Cubic – Frimpong Boateng"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, has refuted assertions the clamp down by government and its agencies on Exton Cubic Group Limited are politically motivated.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press on Monday, Prof. Frimpong Boateng stated that “every government wants to promote indigenous Ghanaian businesses.”<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”iBvHTkv3wFmkP20WSjQWzZcGq16G5rVf”]The Minister was speaking after the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, announced that Exton Cubic had not met all the legal requirements to prospect for bauxite at Nyinahini in Tano Offin Forest reserve.<\/p>\n
A number of infractions were noted by the\u00a0Minister for Lands and Natural Resources with regards to Exton Cubic’s operations, and Prof. Frimpong maintained that “the laws are laws. This is not a political thing. This government works with the law and infractions are infractions.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Nobody can say that this is a political witch hunt. The minister mentioned a lot of infractions\u2026 so you can go through and you will know that we are not after any individuals. I will be the\u00a0last person, and I am sure the President will be the last person to hunt Ghanaian business people.”<\/p>\n