The Secretary of the New York Chapter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Suwari says the sympathizers and followers of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) should not expect the NDC government to use eight months to solve the galamsey mess caused by the previous administration.
According to Alhaji Suwari, the rise of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey did not start in this current NDC administration, stating that “everyone is aware some known NPP gurus were involved in galamsey and destroyed our lands, forests and river bodies to an extent that seized excavators got missing under the Akufo Addo and Bawumia government.”
Alhaji Suwari was speaking in an interview on Adinkra Radio New York with Daakyehene Ofosu Agyeman and added that President Mahama has said the fight against galamsey will be a process and not an event.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has invited major civil society organisations (CSOs) to the Jubilee House for a high-level engagement on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
The meeting will bring together government officials and civil society leaders to deliberate on lasting solutions to the environmental and social crisis caused by galamsey.
“This engagement aims to provide a platform for frank and constructive dialogue between the Government and civil society on the menace of illegal mining, with a view to harnessing collective expertise, perspectives, and solutions to address this national challenge,” the letter stated.
The engagement comes at a time when illegal mining continues to spark widespread public concern over the destruction of water bodies, farmlands, and forest reserves, amid calls for stronger government action.
