Former Member of Parliament for Manso Nkwanta, Mr. Joseph Albert Quarm, has strongly dismissed claims by former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng and called him a blatant liar.

In a bombshell report by the former Minister, Prof Frimpong-Boateng, Mr. Quarm is accused of engaging in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey and using his position as a member of the Minerals Commission to acquire several dozens of large-scale concessions in his district, ostensibly for community mining purposes.

The signed 37-page report also indicted some NPP bigwigs at the Jubilee House claiming they were actively involved in galamsey and hiring the services of some Chinese nationals to engage in the illegal activity on their behalf.

The report stressed that Prof Quarm “ended up selling these concessions to private individuals, including party members for two hundred thousand Cedis per concession. This infuriated the party in the constituency so during the 2020 primaries to select a candidate the electorate voted against Mr. Quarm, the sitting MP, who was more resourced than other candidates. Although there were allegations that he “camped” delegates and attempted to bribe them, he lost to a lesser-known individual who did not have any financial muscle.”

Addressing the issue on Sompa FM’s Ade Akye Abia, Mr. Quarm described the claims in the report as lies and an attempt to tarnish his image.

“I don’t even own a pin of a concession, let alone several…I am a public figure. I have served my constituency and the nation. Anytime someone calls me to tell my side of the story I will come.” he said.

Prof Quarm called on Professor Frimpong-Boateng to immediately apologize and retract the claims in the report or he’ll be compelled to take the issue to court.

“The statement put out by Dr. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng is wrong.  It is untrue and baseless. He must retract. But if he doesn’t, I will advise myself” Prof Quarm concluded.