{"id":356874,"date":"2017-09-26T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=356874"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:11:14","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:11:14","slug":"minister-stops-operations-by-illegal-chinese-quarry-in-savelugu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/minister-stops-operations-by-illegal-chinese-quarry-in-savelugu\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister stops operations by ‘illegal’ Chinese quarry in Savelugu"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Northern Regional Security Council (RECSEC), has temporarily banned the activities of a Chinese company, Adom Quarry, operating at Pigu in the Savelugu\/Nantong municipality.<\/p>\n
The management of the company has been given a 12-hour ultimatum to produce work permit, traveling and all relevant documents to prove their legal status in the country.<\/p>\n
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The Northern Regional Security Council Chairman, who doubles as the Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, gave the order at the proposed quarry site during a fact-finding mission on Monday.<\/p>\n
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He said failure to produce the relevant documents could lead to a demolition of the company’s structures and also the management members’ arrest.<\/p>\n
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According to him, a permanent security surveillance squad will be stationed there pending further investigations.<\/p>\n
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Salifu Saeed said the government, although promotes partnership\u00a0with local and foreign companies, is keen on operations that are in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n
He thereby advised foreign investors willing to invest in the Northern Region to follow due processes to avoid litigation.<\/p>\n
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He warned that his office will not tolerate any illegal mining activities in the region.<\/p>\n
A lot of Chinese nationals engaged in illegal gold mining in Ghana have been deported, whereas others are facing trial. following a government clamp down on illegal miners nationwide.<\/p>\n
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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Northern Regional Security Council (RECSEC), has temporarily banned the activities of a Chinese company, Adom Quarry, operating at Pigu in the Savelugu\/Nantong municipality. The management of the company has been given a 12-hour ultimatum to produce work permit, traveling and all relevant documents to prove their legal status in the country. The Northern Regional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,11],"tags":[6567,3,11374],"yoast_head":"\n