Leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says President Nana Akufo-Addo should apologize to galamsey miners in the country.
Contributing to Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', both the Central Regional Chairman and Director of Elections of the party, Allotey Jacobs and Samuel Ofosu Ampofo respectively, asked the President to render an unqualified apology for deceiving galamsey operators.
According to them, prior to the 2016 elections, President Nana Addo then NPP Flagbearer pledged to allow the galamsey operators continue their trade in a bid to portray the former President John Mahama and the NDC as enemies of their operations.
They wondered why he would now turn his back on galamsey operators after gaining the votes of the "galamseyers" and wresting power from the previous government.
“Nana should apologize to the galamsey people. The President should apologize to them”.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday vowed to clamp down on illegal miners even if it will cost his Presidency.
“We can’t win the fight without the support of the traditional authorities. Any serious social mobilization of Ghana . . . you the chiefs of our country if you are not involved doesn’t happen. You are here today to have the opportunity to be part of our strategy. We need your support to bring this menace of galamsey to an end,” President Akufo-Addo said at the opening ceremony of a two-day sensitization workshop on illegal mining for traditional leaders.
“I have great confidence in the Ghanaian people, especially our traditional leaders that they have always stood out in our history when the white people wanted to take our lands… when the time came that we have had enough of British rule it was you who stood out. So Ghanaians are counting on you...this is the time to all of us to say we have to do something for ourselves and the future. I have no doubt that if there is one thing to do is the mobilization to stop this galamsey. I have come here to ask and plead for your support in this fight. I’m fully committed, but I know that mine is not enough, I need your commitment as well.
“No matter how difficult it will take we will win this fight. We are going to reclaim our heritage. … We are going to do that across the length and breadth of our country. We are going to green our country again and reclaim the space. We will write a glorious chapter in this history of Ghana," he said.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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IT IS STUPIDITYYY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER FOR NDC TO MAKE THE FIGHT AGAIST GALAMSY A POLITICAL MATERIAL. IT SHOWS THE PARTY AS USELESSSSS THAT HAS NOTHING GOOD TO OFFER TO GHANAIANS. IF YOU LOOK AT HOW GALAMSY HAS DESTROYED GHANA AND HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF GALAMSY THEN IT IS NONSENSS FOR ANYBODY TO ATTACK THE FIGHT AGAINST GALAMSY. SUCH STATEMENTS FROM NDC SHOWS THAT THEY ARE EMPTY HEADED AND HAS NOTHING MEANINGFUL TO OFFER TO GHANA
IT IS STUPIDITYYY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER FOR NDC TO MAKE THE FIGHT AGAIST GALAMSY A POLITICAL MATERIAL. IT SHOWS THE PARTY AS ***barred word*** THAT HAS NOTHING GOOD TO OFFER TO GHANAIANS. IF YOU LOOK AT HOW GALAMSY HAS DESTROYED GHANA AND HOW MANY LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF GALAMSY THEN IT IS NONSENSS FOR ANYBODY TO ATTACK THE FIGHT AGAINST GALAMSY. SUCH STATEMENTS FROM NDC SHOWS THAT THEY ARE EMPTY HEADED AND HAS NOTHING MEANINGFUL TO OFFER TO GHANA
ALOTEY JACOBS I CAN PARDON, BUT OFOSU AMPOFO I WILL NOT. HE IS SUCH A DISAPPOINTED DESPERADO. CAN NEVER EVEN GET TO PARLIAMENT IF HE CHANGES CONSTITUENCY. HE BEHAVES LIKE AN INTELECTUAL BUT DISPLAYING THE STU-P!D!TY OF MAMADUKE JOPLAY IN 39 STEPS. DISGUSTING DISCOURSE AND INSENSITIVITY TO SERIOUS NATIONAL ISSUE. STILL BY HIS UTTERANCES AND POSITION ON ISSUES LIKE THIS WILL FOREVER PREVENT SOME OF US DISCERNING AND MIDDLE CLASS DRIFTING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE NDC.
Commentators for the NPP here can decide to give their own version of what Nana Akufo Addo said to Galamsey Operators during the campaign. It can never wash or change what he truly said. NDC FO) DI NAM SE, MEA ME BA AMA YEMABU ENYA ADWUMA AYE NO, ME MEBA A ME BA TWA GALAMSEY MU. ENYE NUKURE ...... If he promised not to stop Galamsey, then what did he promise to do, streamline ?? hahahah. Ridiculous !. In any case, can someone tell me just one streamline measure put in place for the Galamsey Operations since assuming office six months now. Therefore if the NDC is asking the President to Apologize to Galamsey Operators, it does not at all mean, the NDC are in support of the Galamsey Operations. It is only prudent, that the President and the NPP first of all apologize for deceiving them before the fight against Galamsey can be a success and achieved.
Commentators for the NPP here can decide to give their own version of what Nana Akufo Addo said to Galamsey Operators during the campaign. It can never wash or change what he truly said. NDC FO) DI NAM SE, MEA ME BA AMA YEMABU ENYA ADWUMA AYE NO, ME MEBA A ME BA TWA GALAMSEY MU. ENYE NUKURE ...... If he promised not to stop Galamsey, then what did he promise to do, streamline ?? hahahah. Ridiculous !. In any case, can someone tell me just one streamline measure put in place for the Galamsey Operations since assuming office six months now. Therefore if the NDC is asking the President to Apologize to Galamsey Operators, it does not at all mean, the NDC are in support of the Galamsey Operations. It is only prudent, that the President and the NPP first of all apologize for deceiving them before the first against Galamsey can be a success and achieved.
These NDC people will ascribe something to the president and then proceed to use it to crucify him. When did the president make that promise? If my memory serves me right, what he said was that if he won, measures will be put in place to ensure that the youth can have access to small-scale mining without damaging the environment.
these are s tuid comments by two irresponsible ***barred word***.
National Destroyers Congress did nothing about galamsey and destroy our water bodies now they are complaining.
You guys should excuse us. this sort of opposition been rendered by our N.D.C folks leaves much to be desired. very soon they will complain about the president's food he eats aaaba.
I called the NDC a selfish cr!m!nal organisation.... We will soon be importing water if this galamsey did not stop now. NDC will deceive their followers and do politics with important national issues. They run out of ideas when in office and do not know what to do with the galamsey issue. Someone else is doing a better job and you want to distract him in the name of politics... Apology my foot!.... Ofosu Ampofo and his NDC can make it a campaign promise for 2020 to bring back galamsey when they return to power.