The Minority in Parliament has renewed demands for the resignation of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, citing his management of the Ewoyaa Lithium Agreement.
Government’s attempt to reintroduce the mining deal with Atlantic Lithium at Ewoyaa in the Central Region included a proposed 5% royalty—half of the 10% earlier put forward by the previous administration.
The downward adjustment followed a petition from Barari Ghana Limited, which pointed to a sharp decline in global lithium prices and requested a revision of its mining lease conditions.
Addressing the press on Monday, January 26, 2026, during the Minority Caucus’ “Holding Government to Account” series, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin accused the minister of failing to demonstrate transparency and accountability in Parliament.
“When the NDC was in opposition, we questioned the lithium agreement that was before Parliament. But upon assuming office, the agreement was reintroduced in a weaker form. When the Minority exerted pressure on the Minister and Government, they withdrew the agreement, claiming further consultation was needed,” he said.
Afenyo-Markin challenged the minister’s credibility, wondering whether he was fully aware of the flaws in the deal when he defended it before the House.
“At the time he was defending this agreement, didn’t he know that further consultation was required? Until civil society organisations joined the call, was he being fair and transparent to the people of Ghana?” he asked.
The Minority Leader also pointed to the reduction in royalty from 10% to 5% as proof of what he described as major shortcomings in the arrangement.
“He defended the agreement then, and now he comes back to say consultations are needed. That alone amounts to serious mischief and represents a policy failure that the minister cannot get away with,” he said.
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