Joseph Yamin breaks silence on allegations of his involvement in galamsey

National Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yamin has urged the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to expedite their investigation of his involvement in illegal mining.

The Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, directed the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate the National Democratic Congress’ National Organizer, Joseph Yamin and its third Vice Chairman, Yakubu Abanga, for their alleged involvement in illegal mining in certain mining districts in the country.

In a letter dated July 15, 2025, the Attorney General instructed EOCO to invite Joseph Yamin and Abanga, whose names had come up in recent reports, for interrogation.

This came after there had been concerns about the rise of illegal mining months after the John Dramani Mahama government took office.

The Attorney General asked that EOCO treat the issue with all the seriousness it deserves, indicating that this move aligns with President John Dramani Mahama’s Reset Agenda, which seeks to restore discipline to Ghana’s natural resource governance and eliminate illegal mining across the country.

“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 letter further empowered EOCO to deal with persons complicit in illegal mining in the report by Prof. Frimpong Boateng’s report on illegal mining.

“The scope of this investigation should include the matters highlighted in Prof. Frimpong Boateng’s report on illegal mining,” the letter said.

Speaking on Accra-based Adom FM, Yamin indicated that it will be imperative that investigations are expedited to ensure that the opposition is not given meat to feast on.

“Do you think the Yamin you know will sit down and watch these things just pass? Government institutions have their own way of doing things and getting things done. They were not only asked to investigate Yamin, but they are also supposed to look into Prof Frimpong Boateng’s report however, it is better for them to come out and let the Ghanaian people know which one they are done with. Are they not interested that their national organizer….they don’t see what the media writes? They don’t see what IMANI writes?” he asked.

He continued, “I want to use your medium to say that it should be as fast as possible so that Kodua will not go and sit on their network and talk about Yamin being investigated for galamsey”.