Fuseini Yakubu Abanga, the NPP’s 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for Aowin, has defended his twin brother, the Third National Vice Chairman of the NDC, Alhassan Yakubu Abanga.
Alhassan Yakubu Abanga, the NDC, has been accused of being involved in illegal mining.
However, Fuseini Yakubu Abanga has defended his brother; according to him, he has never seen his brother doing galamsey before.
Speaking to the media during the NPP’s National Delegates Congress on Saturday, July 18, NPP’s Abanga stated, “I can’t defend any NDC person. Any NDC person is capable of doing anything, but to me, I’ve never seen him doing galamsey. I know him to be a legitimate man who holds concessions.”
“To me, as an NPP, I’m happy. I want more news that I’ll be able to get a message to tell Ghanaians, but Mahama promised that he’s going to fight galamsey to make it a thing of the past”, he added.
NPP’s Abanga added, “He said there was credible evidence, and the word credible means he’s value judgment… he should have taken time to engage them to know whether it is true or not”.
“I heard they’ve still not been caught they need to detain them as they detain they need to deter as they detain and stuff any above the law you get it as said it has to he has to implement it whether two or where you said what it is credible you get it so for this political internal wrangling it’s everywhere”, he detailed.
Yakubu Abanga responds to the galamsey accusation
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.
Background
Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, 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.
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