The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor chaired the Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Illegal Mining, to review various steps and strategies being implemented to clamp down on illegal mining.
The Committee, which is made up of the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Office of the President in charge of Operations, the two Deputy Ministers at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, a Deputy Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Chief Executive Officers of the Minerals Commission and the Forestry Commission, my Advisors on Mines and Forestry, the Technical Directors for Mines and Forestry, and representatives from the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service, received reports from Operation II, and the other agencies involved in the fight against illegal mining.
The Committee observed that despite the recalcitrance of some of the cartels involved in this illegal enterprise, lots of strides have been made.
The Committee also resolved to continuously review our strategies and to adopt additional measures to fight this canker.
The commitment of the Government of President Akufo-Addo, and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, to fight illegal mining is absolute and unflinching.
“But we will not relent, until we build a viable, sustainable and environmentally sound small-scale mining in the country” the minister assured.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
