The Middle Belt Campaign Coordinator for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated emphatically that the NPP government won’t ban galamsey.
According to Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie who also doubles as the Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, the governing party is committed to supporting such mining operations even in forest areas.
Speaking at a campaign event on Friday, September 27, Dr Ayew Afriyie took a dig at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing them of deliberately spreading misinformation to tarnish the NPP’s image and mislead the public about the government’s efforts in the mining sector.
He was full of hope that the NPP would secure all parliamentary seats in mining regions during the 2024 general elections.
“The research that was done in August showed that the NPP was winning the seats. That is why they are reacting the way they are doing in Accra. They are causing confusion in Accra, claiming they won’t vote, we will vote.
“They are deliberately frustrating persons legally doing the mining in forests. Small-scale mining and community mining is different from the ones done by the Togolese. We’re going after them. The operations that we have started, will continue till we arrest all those imported.”
He added, “They [NDC] know we’re winning the seats in mining areas so they decide to go and import foreigners to engage in galamsey in Offin and Oda. They didn’t give them proper advice to mine in the forest.
“They are doing everything possible to frustrate our votes in mining areas because they know we’re winning the seats around such areas. They want us to lose our seats in mining areas. But we will not stop galamsey today or tomorrow. Because there’s a difference between small-scale mining in the forest and the river bodies.
“The voice of the people is the voice of God. Persons mining in water bodies are wicked, those persons we will stop them. God will punish you and your generations. The NDC has been frustrating people.”
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By: Ekow Annan/newsalertgh.com
