The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has urged for urgent action in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey).
Although he didn't provide a specific solution for addressing the canker, he believes that the nation must either confront it head-on or accept it.
The MP for Abetifi constituency who was trying to hold back his comment on the issue while speaking in a one-on-one interview on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo' said: "Let's be serious in dealing with this issue. It's either we are doing it or we're not...if we decide to do it, we have to deal with it once and for all . . . if you want to manage it; let people know you're managing it".
Listen to him in the video below
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Mr. Minister the people of Ghana have given you( government ) the mandate to govern on our behalf . Government is clothed with all the powers to to protect what ever belongs to the people of Ghana , our natural resources inclusive. First and foremost who are those into the galamsey business? Those young men and women you see in the galamsey sites are hired by some so called powerful to mine for them. For a whole government to have difficulties stopping this menace is mind boggling. If foreign nationals can invade our country to engage in illegal mining with wanton destruction of our environment including the destruction of food and cash crops with state institutions looking on helplessly is enough indication that Ghana is not safe. Your words will tell any listener that the state has lost the fight against galamsey. Who are you complaining to? Are you not in charge? Bet me, you know the kingpins in the galamsey business but can't tackle them because of politics, let's not pretend, you know them.