Dr. Gideon Boako, the spokesperson for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said President Akufo-Addo’s effort towards the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey is laudable.
Acknowledging the desired results have not been achieved yet, Dr Boako believes Akufo-Addo has put up a good fight as someone who vowed to put his presidency on the line.
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Tano North said this on Asempa FM Ekosii Sen programme Monday.
“I will say that if we’ve ever had a leader who was passionate and committed to the fight against galamsey, it’s Akuf-Addo.
“The efforts may not have yielded the results we want because it is the expectation of all Ghanaians that we will wake up to see that our waterbodies are clear again. Akufo-Addo set up galamstop and several taskforce and that show how serious he was with the fight,” he said.
This is on the back of the two anti-galamsey demonstrations that have taken place in the past two weeks amidst threats of a nationwide strike by Organised Labour.
However, Dr Boako has called for collective action and firm from both citizens and politicians against the menace.
“Those who have taken the laws into their hands to mine in the waterbodies should think about the consequences even if the politicians are not doing anything. What water will we drink after polluting what we have?” he quizzed.
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