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Mahama acts on JoyNews exposé, orders minister to investigate district assembly’s mining equipment taxation

todayFebruary 10, 2026

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President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, to conduct immediate investigations into allegations that the Amansie Central District Assembly has been collecting fees from illegal miners operating banned mining equipment.

The directive follows a damning JoyNews Hotline Documentary exposé that uncovered what it described as a “tax for galamsey” in the Ashanti Region district, where miners allegedly pay GH₵6,000 annually to operate prohibited changfang machines with the tacit approval of local authorities.

Source: www.myjoyonline.com

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