Former Member of Parliament for the Okaikwei North constituency, Fuseini Issah, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is still committed to the fight against illegal mining otherwise known as ‘galamsey’ in the country despite the challenges.
President Akufo-Addo in July 2017, in a forum against illegal mining, organised to get Ghana’s chiefs involved in the fight against galamsey put his presidency on the line for the fight.
Contributing to a panel discussion on Citi TV/Citi FM’s news analysis programme, the Big Issue, hosted by Selorm Adonoo, the former MP posited that more efforts are needed in the fight against galamsey.
The government led by President Akufo-Addo is still very committed to the fight against galamsey.
Agreeing with the presidency’s response on the galamsey report by the former Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the former legislator said the report was characterised by allegations that official reports are devoid of.
Hardly will you see personal issues like the mentioning of specific names, or allegations as contained in the Professor’s report relative to a report that was meant for a body like Cabinet,” Fuseini Issah argued.
“IMCIM was a creation of Cabinet so I would have expected that at some point, the Professor who was put at the helm of affairs would have produced a report directed to Cabinet in a way that we prepare Cabinet reports, with the transmittal letter and everything addressed to either the President or Cabinet