NGOs unhappy with Newmont Ghana

“There are many people in Ahafo area who have been physically and economically displaced by the mine and paid compensation that cannot restore their livelihoods. These poor farmers who have lost their indigenous lands and have their rivers polluted are seeking a strong voice of the Christian Council of Ghana to speak for them.”
They statement said, “In our opinion, the statements by Rev Opuni Frimpong and some members of the faith-based group which glorifies the operations of the Newmont Ahafo Mine after a short guided tour of the mine.”
“It does not reflect the reality of the degree of environmental degradation, the economic and physical displacement of community people with its related poverty, the payment of paltry compensation to farmers, the pollution of rivers, the creation of rockwaste, human rights abuses, disposal of faecal matter into the rivers among others which have been associated with the company’s operations,” they claimed.
The statement added, “We respectfully request the Christian Council of Ghana to have an independent assessment of the social, environmental, economic effects and the human rights violations associated with the operations of the mine from all stakeholders especially the mining communities and NGOs.”
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