President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, to take on additional responsibility as Minister for Defence and Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah is expected to act as Environment, Science and Technology Minister. This was announced in a press statement issued on Thursday, August 7, by […]
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has directed the immediate revocation of all mining licenses held by Akonta Mining Company Limited. This follows serious allegations of illegal mining activities (galamsey) and regulatory breaches by the mining company. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, April 21, the Minister disclosed that […]
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced the revocation of all small-scale mining licences issued after December 7, 2024, citing irregularities in the issuance process. Speaking at a joint press briefing on March 19, 2025, Mr Buah stated that these licences were granted without due process, making their cancellation necessary. […]
Seven out of the nine forest reserves that were completely overrun by illegal miners have been successfully reclaimed, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has announced. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra today, the minister revealed that a joint security task force—comprising the military, police, and the Forestry Commission’s rapid […]
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has painted a disturbing picture of Ghana’s fight against illegal mining (galamsey). According to him, illegal miners have taken over nine forest reserves, preventing the Forestry Commission from accessing them. The Minister told Parliament that galamsey continues to cause severe destruction to Ghana’s lands and […]
Former Minister for Energy, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah says the handling of ENI’s Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) Project smacks of gross incompetence. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ellembele Constituency in the Western Region in a write-up on the subject says it is preposterous for the NPP to blame the […]
Former Minister for Petroleum in the John Dramani Mahama era, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has teased the ruling New Patriotic Party government, saying its magic wand to turnaround the fortunes of the economy has woefully failed. “The government that says they have the magic wand to address the problems has woefully failed. They said the […]
Former Minister for energy in the John Dramani Mahama administration, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has revealed that the NDC during his tenure as energy Minister scouted for and brought the current chief executive officer of the Ghana Gas Company, Dr. Ben Asante from Houston Texas in the United States of America to Ghana, as an […]
