Kate Gyamfua, the National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is skeptical about the current upsurge in demonstrations against galamsey.
Speaking on Friday’s Dwaso Nsem morning show on Adom FM, she questioned why a large number of Ghanaians were not in favor of President Akufo-Addo’s initiatives to stop the threat.
“When Akufo-Addo was busy addressing this issue by burning excavators at illegal mining sites, they didn’t join the campaign. Why are they making noise about it now? They should wait until after the elections. If we had supported Akufo Addo, we would have been addressing this issue now. Let’s wait until after the 2024 elections to deal with the illegal mining problem, but not now,” she said.
She believed that the President had made daring decisions, such as the contentious burning of excavators at unlicensed mining sites.
The National Women’s Organizer of the NPP chastised individuals who attribute the galamsey situation to the current administration, highlighting that former President John Mahama had pledged to free those incarcerated for the crime if he were to take office again.
“The people who are currently demonstrating, where were they when President Akufo Addo was dealing with this issue? Why are they blaming the current government for the illegal mining problem, forgetting that former President Mahama said he would release illegal miners from prison if he became President? Madam Gyamfua quizzed.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
