Yakubu Abanga, the Third National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has revealed that he has a mining concession but does not even have an excavator.
According to Yakubu Abanga, he is not actively mining now on his mining concession.
He boldly stated that the allegations levelled against him are a malicious attempt to tarnish his reputation.
Speaking on News Central on TV3 on Wednesday, July 16, Yakubu Abanga stated, “I have a mining concession, but not actively mining now. I don’t even have an excavator. I have never been involved in illegal mining. This is a malicious attempt to tarnish my reputation,” he said on the “I am prepared to go to EOCO, I am a law-abiding citizen”.
“If anyone has any evidence against me that I’m doing illegal mining, I’ll forfeit my position as the National Vice Chairman of the party,” he said.
Also, Joseph Yamin, the NDC’s National Organiser, has also similarly responded to allegations levelled against him earlier before the Attorney General’s directive.
In a Facebook post, Joseph Yamin wrote, “My attention has been drawn to a press release from the concern of small-scale miners in which they claim myself and the National Vice Chairman, Abanga, are behind what they claim illegal taskforce visiting their sites. I want to put on record I have no hand in the said allegations being levelled at me”.
Their comments come on the back of Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, who has directed the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate two NDC National executives.
The two have been identified as Joseph Yamin, the NDC’s National Organiser, and Yakubu Abanga, National Vice Chairman.
On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the Attorney General directed EOCO to interrogate the suspect over their alleged involvement in galamsey activities.
The AG letter stated, “These activities not only flout our mining regulations but also gravely endanger our water bodies, forest reserves, and local livelihoods”.
“The President has consistently reiterated his government’s firm commitment to eradicating illegal mining and restoring sanity to the natural resource governance regime in Ghana,” the Attorney-General stated.
The directive also calls for a probe into others found complicit, with specific reference to issues raised in Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s report on illegal mining.
The letter further instructed EOCO to invite the Chief Executive Officer of the Mineral Commission to assist in the investigation.
Dr Dominic Ayine further called on EOCO to treat the matter with the urgency and gravity it deserves.
