Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, has urged Organised Labour to proceed with their planned nationwide strike against illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, despite President Akufo-Addo’s recent appeals.
In a strongly worded comment on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Friday, Cudjoe criticised the President’s handling of the galamsey crisis, accusing him of inaction and insincerity.
He pointed out that even during a recent GJA programme, where multiple calls were made for the President to address the issue, Akufo-Addo remained silent.
“If this president was serious and was really minded to deal with this matter, he would have done so long ago. Even as recent as two weeks ago when he sat through the GJA programme and the GJA president, as well as many others, called him out to end galamsey, this man looked in the eyes of everybody else and said nothing, absolutely nothing about galamsey.”
“He just read his speech and left the place. Then a few days later because organised labour is bent on going on this demonstration, all of a sudden he’s woken up. No! It just cannot be. I don’t think the president is serious any longer by the way. I am just waiting for him to leave office,” Cudjoe stated.
Expressing his disappointment and frustration, Cudjoe accused the President of disrespecting public opinion and allowing the galamsey issue to worsen.
He urged Organised Labour to disregard the President’s recent statements and continue with their planned strike.
“I feel so disappointed and disgusted that this president will be disrespectful of people’s views and opinions as if we don’t even exist. I strongly believe the president has sat back and allowed this whole canker to fester and then because Organised Labour says we are going on strike all of a sudden he’s woken up.
“Nothing he writes, nothing he says is worth its salt. I think they should disregard him and go ahead,” he added.
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