Fresh official records released under the Right to Information (RTI) Act have cast serious doubt on public allegations made by the Minister for Govern
Fresh official records released under the Right to Information (RTI) Act have cast serious doubt on public allegations made by the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, against former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, over the controversial Akonta Mining alleged illegal operations.
The dispute traces back to comments made by Kwakye Ofosu during a televised political discussion on Metro TV in October 2025, where he accused the former Attorney-General of deliberately ignoring a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) report into alleged illegal mining by Akonta Mining Company Limited.
The company is linked to Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
During the programme, Kwakye Ofosu alleged that the CID had completed investigations as far back as 2022 and had submitted a report implicating Akonta Mining to the Attorney-General’s Office, but that the Akufo-Addo administration, through Dame, chose not to act.
He further suggested that such inaction amounted to complicity in illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey, and questioned Dame’s fitness to have held office.
These assertions were immediately challenged on air by the his co-panelist, Paul Adom-Otchere, who disclosed that he had personally checked with Dame and had been informed that no such CID report had ever been presented to him during his tenure.
Despite this, Kwakye Ofosu insisted that the Attorney-General and the government were fully aware of the report and that failure to act either demonstrated incompetence or tacit support for illegal mining activities.
The matter, which sparked intense public debate, soon attracted legal scrutiny.
In the aftermath of the broadcast, private legal practitioner Jonathan Asare filed a formal RTI request to the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, now headed by Dr Dominic Ayine, seeking documentary clarification on the status of the Akonta Mining investigations.
Specifically, the RTI request asked when the CID completed its investigations, when any docket was submitted to the Attorney-General, and whether any such docket was received by the Attorney-General’s Office between 2022 and 2024—the period covering Dame’s tenure.
In a written response dated 22 December 2025 and signed by the Ministry’s designated Information Officer, Lydia Attoh, the Attorney-General’s Office provided answers that directly contradicted Kwakye Ofosu’s claims.
According to the official response, while the CID began investigations in October 2022 following petitions from Ing. Ken Ashigbey and lawyer Martin Kpebu concerning alleged illegal mining in the Tano Nimire Forest, the Ministry stated it could not determine with specificity when those investigations were completed.
Crucially, the response confirmed that the CID docket on Akonta Mining was presented to the Attorney-General’s Office only on or about 15 September 2025—well after Godfred Dame had left office.
The Ministry further stated unequivocally that no docket relating to Akonta Mining was received by the Attorney-General between 2022 and 2024.
These official records effectively undermine the allegation that Dame deliberately ignored a CID report or was complicit through inaction while in office.
The RTI response has since been formally delivered to Asare, bringing documentary clarity to a matter that had largely been shaped by political commentary.
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