Osafo Maafo's Commentary on Galamsey's Fight – Ken Ashigbey

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The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining said the government would stop prosecuting Aisha Huang is a fatal blow to illegal mining.

according to Ken Ashigbey, The government must immediately correct the negative impression created by its action on Miss Huang – known as "Queen of Galamsey" – and subsequent comments by Prime Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo.

Speaking recently at a public meeting abroad, the Prime Minister said that Ghana had good diplomatic relations with China and was planning to accompany them in projects for the future. key infrastructure, evoking the $ 2 billion deal on Sinohydro.

"Today, the main company that contributes to the development of the infrastructure system in Ghana is Sinohydro, it is a Chinese company. It's the one that will help us deal with our bauxite and provide us with about $ 2 billion, "he said.

"So, when there is this kind of arrangements, there are other things behind the scenes. [Aisha] in prison in Ghana will not solve your economic problems, "he said.

Aisha Huang

The comments have since received strong criticism.

Mr. Ashigbey also notes that the message of the Prime Minister's comment is essential.

"Messaging is so important. The message that emerges from the Prime Minister's remarks is a fatal blow to the fight against Galamsey. It's very demotivating for everyone involved in this.

"I think that there should be a correction from the Minister of Information to the President, something must be done about it," said the coalition leader to Joy News during an interview Thursday.

Galamseyers at work

Mr. Ashigbey argued that damage to the country's natural resources from Galamseyer activities far exceeded the $ 2 billion that the Chinese could give to the country in the form of loans.

"Hearing the high minister, someone who has seen many seasons, someone who has much more experience than us, gives this justification that for two billion dollars we are ready to sacrificing $ 2.96 billion in damage that has been done to us is worrying, he says.

He added, "It is important to realize that as a country, our today and our future are more important than the broth we have today."

According to Mr. Ashigbey the arrest of Aisha has presented the country with its greatest opportunity to effectively address the Galamsey problem.

Of Aisha Huang, Ken Ashigbey said she was "not one of those little fishes that we find in the Galamsey Pit for a living." According to the information we obtained, she was one of the financiers behind that.

"So, for once, we wanted to make sure that we would have gotten someone who, if you had dealt with you, would have removed the supply of resources to these galamsey operators. So, for us, hearing this nolle prosequi is for me one of the weakest reflections of this galamsey fight, "he said in expiry..