Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine has disclosed that government will lay a Legislative Instrument (L.I) in Parliament which is intended to to revoke L.I. 2462 on October 14 when the House resumes.
Speaking at the President’s meeting with CSOs on galamsey, Friday, October 3, 2025 the Minister said the new L.I. 2501 which will be laid will have a document of all forest reserves attached to the statutes to declare a ban on mining in such forest reserves.
“Also, we have prepared an Instrument that is L.I. 2501 in my office and that will be laid in office on October 14 when Parliament resumes, we will lay that instrument to revoke the infamous L.I. 2462 so that there will be no basis or whatsoever for anybody to tamper with our forests,” he stated.
He added: “In respect of mining in forest reserves, we will put provision in the bill when enacted that will prohibit mining in forest reserves completely. I have told the Minister (Lands Minister) that one of the things we can do is to identify all the forest reserves, put them in a schedule, attached to the bill and make it categorically clear that no license for mining activities or lease for the conduct of mining can be granted in respect of all the forest reserves attached to the statutes.
“So immediately it is laid within 21 days, it matures and from that time onwards and we will not have L.I. 2462.”
Dr Dominic Ayine also revealed that charges against Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and his Akonta Mining for their alleged involvement in illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) are ready and signed.
He said that Chairman Wontumi has been written to, to report to Accra on Monday for his charges to be read to him.
Failure to report to Accra on Monday will lead to his arrest, Dr Ayine added.
Speaking during President John Dramani Mahama’s engagement with Civil Society Organisations on galamsey in Accra on Friday, October 3, Dr Ayine said, “the charges against Wontumi, Akonta Mining have been signed. He should be here on Monday. If he doesn’t come by Monday, I will order his arrest, and his charges will be read to him.”
