Alexander Afenyo-Markin, member of parliament for Effutu, has stated that all politicians must band together and help the government in the struggle against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey), which is doing havoc on the environment and water bodies in particular.
He hinted that galamsey was to blame for the Ghana Water Company Limited’s high treatment costs.
In addition, he added, individuals are contracting cancer from drinking tainted water from rivers that the miners had ruined.
Addressing a gathering in Effutu, the Deputy Majority Leader said “President Akufo-Addo made me Board Chairman of Ghana Water Company Limited and I know how much it costs to treat water Because we the politicians have made everything partisan, we are looking at the next elections, we are unable to boldly confront the challenges that face our nation. So galamsey is destroying us.
“People are dying of cancer, people are dying without knowing why they are dying, the water we drink, you think it is safe for you? Let us confront galamsey, let us confront the challenges that face our nation.
“I call on my colleague politicians CPP, NDC, NPP, let us come together, build a consensus on the key national issues that will benefit our people in the long term. That is what these Europeans and Americans have done, and we all want to go there. If we continue with this type of parochial politics, trust me, our country will go nowhere,” he stated.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare