NDC National Vice Chairman, Samuel Ofoso Ampofo has expressed worry over the activities of illegal miners in the country and called on appropriate authorities to address the menace.
Mr. Ofoso Ampofo was alarmed by the rate at which galamsey operations have destroyed the country’s water bodies as well as forest covers.
He disclosed that, as a result of such activities, Ghana’s forest cover which stood at 16.5 million acres has been drastically reduced to less than 1.6 million acres, and poses a danger to the nation.
“If our water bodies have become so threatened that we cannot even guarantee ourselves pure water to drink, then how can we predict the future? So, a stitch in time saves nine. Even though the ones which have been destroyed are already ruined, let’s protect the rest.”
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Mr. Ofoso Ampofo charged the authorities to name and shame illegal miners to serve as a deterrent to others who engage in the “galamsey” business.
“The best we can do to tackle this issue is to be dispassionate in our discussion and to depoliticize it…If we want to attack the issue, we should do it in such a way that we will put Ghana first. That’s why I say I will support naming and shaming. Even if I, sitting here, I am part of it, name me and shame…If I’m part of it, name and shame me.”
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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it's good that you see how incompetency you and your party are just with eight years that your came into power you manage to destroy everything you touch, and somebody has come to solve the problem with competent ministers you shouting Some of you who will survive to be clean from corruption to come back to Parliament I will advise you to study good governance from Nana Addo this man who has a team and they understand what they are doing even non-economist can read into their lay down plan. A word to a wise is enough.
They are back on kokrokoo.
ITIS GOOD TO BE IN OPPOSITION IN THAT CASE ONE BEGINS TO TALK SENSIBLY, OFOSU AMPOFO NEVER NAMED AND SHAMED ANYBODY WHEN HE WAS IN POWER BUT HAS NOW SEEN THE LIGHT AND WANT THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY TO NAME AND SHAME GALAMSEY OPERATORS, HE'S NOW ADVSING THAT WE DISPASSIONATELY DEPOLITICISE THE ISSUE AND NAME AND SHAME. NDC WILL BE GOOD IN OPPOSITION AT WE CAN NOW SEE SOBRIETY
Simple question: Ofoso Ampofo, what did your NDC government do about the situation apart from being part of the galamsey?