The Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Sam Pyne, has appealed to all Ghanaians to commit to the fight against the galamsey menace.
Joining Thursday's panel on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" programme, the KMA Boss urged the citizenry to assist the President in achieving his vision of eradicating the menace.
The President, on Wendnesday, October 5, 2022, held a meeting with the National House of Chiefs and MMDCEs at Manhyia in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.
President Nana Addo urged the Chiefs, MMDCEs and the entire nation to collaborate on stopping the menace.
"We have tried many initiatives, including that of the Community Mining Scheme, and the establishment of a new legal regime for dealing with the perpetrators of this phenomenon, which has imposed severe sanctions on those, Ghanaians and foreigners, convicted of illegal mining. Still, we have not won the fight.
"It is obvious that, if we are to win the fight, it would require a collaborative effort to do so. The fight against Galamsey can only succeed if it is a truly national battle, which no one seeks to exploit for political gain, as we saw in the last election. The progress of our country depends on all of us, all citizens of Ghana, all Fellow Ghanaians, pulling together to defeat this existential threat to our future", he said.
Reiterating the stance of government, President Akufo-Addo noted that “we are not against mining, but we cannot accept mining in a manner that risks destroying our country. Our nation has always been a mining nation. Indeed, in the 15th century, when the first Europeans, the Portuguese, came to our shores, they called the first European-influenced town, Elmina, meaning ‘the mine’ in Portuguese, because, from their ships as they approached our shores, that is the activity they saw our people engaged in. it is not surprising that, in colonial times, we were called the Gold Coast.”
He, thus, asked all Ghanaians to join hands with him in the fight against illegal mining asserting “we have to win that fight to keep our environment clean, and protect our heritage for our descendants, as you did in the past”.
Sam Pyne also pleads with Ghanaians to heed the President's call saying, "it is the responsibility of all of us to ensure the right thing is done".
"The soldiers that we are deploying to do the job should be truthful to the nation . . . Let's charge those we have placed in charge of the job to be sincere, true and nationalistic ensuring a better future for the country," he added.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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How serious is your president with the galamsey fight? Who are the worst trespassers and from what party are they? What has been the activities of Wontumi? You are a disgrace.
Why not tell your parents and the ***barred word*** in you party to help your failed president ABOAFUN
Hahahaaaa, when you are faced with a challenge, that one everybody should come and help the president. When you are chopping that one you don't need anybody's help. When there is a national problem every Ghanaian is a Ghanaian, when it's chop time only family and friends are Ghanaians. This is the result of lost confidence in the political class. They have disappointed everybody so nobody is ready to make any sacrifices again. When the people who elected you into positions see you ***barred word*** in broad daylight what belongs to all without shame, bet me they won't come when you need them. People are ***barred word*** from state coffers, those who do not have access to state coffers are those ***barred word*** the environment through galamsey. The interesting thing is that some of those ***barred word*** from state coffers also doubles as looters of the environment. If ordinary Ghanaians want to stop galamsey, they can, but who's ready to make sacrifices when others are in a ***barred word*** competition. Ghana paaaaa now in competition with countries like Eritrea, South Sudan, Mozambique on debt to GDP ratio, oh. Every day Russia/ Ukraine war, Covid 19. Why are countries such as Togo, Burkina Faso( military) Niger, Ivory Coast, Mali ( military) Nigeria not listed as debt distressed? Or they are immune to Covid 19 and Russia vrs Ukraine? Can you fly out of your country in a serious war situation. The Ukrainian foreign affairs minister is currently in Ghana. Tell him he's the cause of Ghana's woes. Don't be surprised if they ask him for loan.