A leading member of the Movement for Change, Solomon Owusu has criticised the Akufo-Addo and Bawumia government for the escalated activities of illegal mining, also known as galamsey, in the country.
According to him, key people in government and the NPP including Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia benefits from the destruction of the environment as the canker thrives.
Bawumia who is also the presidential candidate of the governing NPP has pledged to clamp down on galamsey activities when elected as President of the country.
But Owusu described his policies on mining as a charade.
Speaking to Pan African TV, Owusu said he is convinced the NPP leadership benefits from galamsey, stressing that investors in the illicit act fund most of the campaign of the npp thus Bawumia cannot be trusted to tackle illegal mining.
“Because of galamsey alone, this government must not get 13 percent [during the election],” he said.
Not only did he blame Bawumia and leading members of the NPP for the menace, but blamed the clergy.
He asserted that politicians are engaged in galamsey, adding that the development is a threat to the lives of Ghanaians due to the heavy metals used in mining in the water bodies of the country.
Owusu assured that for the illicit activities to stop, Ghanaians must vote for the flag bearer of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen .
Once Alan wins the polls, Mr Owusu said mining will be banned for a year to allow for the sector to be sanitized.
According to him, Ghana under Alan Kyerematen will see stringent measures to control the mining sector.
“It is obvious that the NPP has no solution for galamsey,” he stated.
Under Alan’s Great Transformation Plan (GTP), he said licensing regime for small scale mining will be transparent and the sector will be monitored to fish out illegal miners and dealt with.
He said Alan Kyerematen’s incorruptible nature makes him the right man to lead Ghana to be able to tackle corruption and it’s related matters.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
