A member of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Communications Team, Alfred Thompson, has called on the public to address the fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, without partisan politics.
Mr. Thompson emphasized that tackling galamsey requires a unified effort from all stakeholders to achieve meaningful results.
Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV and Citi FM on Saturday, September 14, he told host Selorm Adonoo that the devastating effects of galamsey cut across political lines and, as such, the fight should be approached collectively to restore damaged lands and polluted water bodies.
“I was expecting that when we finished the first phase of the elections in 2020, we would have all sat down to say that we should collectively fight it (galamsey) not as political parties but as individuals fighting for the better of Ghana because everybody is affected.
“When you go to certain areas like the Central region, water is a problem and it is affecting everybody and so we all have to come together and stop putting in politics because when you put in politics, I will have to resist and make sure that I do not lose out because everyone wants to make sure that they are protecting their turf.”
He stressed on the efforts of the government aimed at defeating galamsey.
“The government is putting in more efforts to fight it and the president has said over and over again that he will put his presidency on the line and he has set up a committee to see how quickly we can tackle this.”
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