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General News of Monday, April 29, 2019
Source: ghanaguardian.com
2019-04-29
Osafo Maafo, Prime Minister
Prime Minister Osafo Maafo's silence on his commentary on Galamsey Queen will create "integrity problems," according to the editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako.
The high minister wooed the controversy when he said: "… put this lady [Aisha Huang – the Chinese galamsey queen] in prison in Ghana will not solve your economic problems. It's not going to make us happy or happy, it's not important. "
It was after he was asked why Ghana had deported Aisha Huang, "Chinese queen of galamsey", without pursuing her.
He further said: "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. "
Many have called at the head of Osafo Maafo. While some say he should apologize, others ask him to resign. His comment has also been described as an affront to the fight against illegal mining.
It will be recalled that during his first speech, Kweku Baako urged the Prime Minister to retract and apologize.
However, no one has had news of Osafo Maafo a few days after making these comments.
Kweku Baako spoke in more detail about these issues during his Saturday show on Joy Newsfile: "The continued silence of Mr. Osafo Maafo worries me".
According to him, "he would have helped if he had brought clarifications that would imply a retraction and an apology (because) the government is now very difficult, very difficult … if he had spoken … we would have progressed" .
"The delay creates more problems of integrity for him, it is unfortunate," he added.
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