Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (L) and Kwasi Kwarteng
A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communications Team, Kwasi Kwarteng, has criticised the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, for his recent emotional reaction on TV over illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey.
According to him, the minister’s public display is a sign of weak leadership.
“Nobody should pamper him for what he did. He has been appointed as a minister to solve problems, not to blackmail people through emotions. That is not what leadership is about.
“He is supposed to provide solutions to problems, not to sit on TV and cry. If he feels he is tired, he should resign,” he noted.
The NPP communicator stressed the need for the government to declare a state of emergency to tackle the galamsey menace.
“This is a gentleman who said that as soon as they came into power, they were going to declare a state of emergency.
“What happened to that? How many days have they been in power? Over 100 days. You don’t need two weeks to declare a state of emergency, it has more to do with executive power.
“To the extent that they hid the elections and branded Akufo-Addo as the chief miner, people even said the headquarters of galamsey is Kyebi,” he stated.
During a recent press briefing, the minister broke down in tears as he described the extent of the damage caused by galamsey in the Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve.
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