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A Rocha Ghana expressed disappointment at the President’s latest remarks regarding the fight against illegal mining, known locally as “galamsey”.
In his latest State of the Nation address on Tuesday, President Nana Akufo-Addo called for a broader dialogue with stakeholders on the threat.
He said the phenomenon of illegal mining was having disastrous effects on the country’s environment and water bodies, but there was a need for non-partisan discussions on whether it should be allowed in the country.
But A Rocha Ghana believes the country has gone beyond dialogue about whether to eliminate illegal mining.
Daryl Bosu, Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana in a Citi News interview explained that he expected more from the president.
“It is very sad to hear that after several budget allocations for four years since 2017, the president has once again come to say that we are having an open discussion. So what happened to Operation Vanguard and the work of the Interdepartmental Committee on Illegal Mining? So what is he trying to tell us? His whole posture is for me completely contradictory with what he made me understand that it is not good for our country, and he is committed to putting an end to it at all costs, even at the cost of his presidency. I think this turnaround is quite unfortunate and the president must provide a lot of clarification on this subject, ”he decried.
— citinewsroom
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