Dr. Kenneth Ashigbe, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications who doubles as Convener of the Media Coalition against Galamsey has said the involvement of Local Leadership must be considered in the fight against illegal mining in the Country.
He said Decentralizing Mining will not yield results but holding Local Authorities responsibly will put fear in the President Representatives in the Districts and the Regions to say no to illegal mining.
Speaking on National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining held at the Accra International Conference Centre organized by the Forestry Commission under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbe, noted that Ghana has not won the fight against illegal Mining over the Politicization of the menace.
He also noted that most of the Political Leaders are involved in illegal mining and others are being funded secretly by the illegal miners and said the time has come for action to be taken and welcomed the Government National Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining.
The Dialogue is on the theme: “Sustainable Small-Scale Mining for National Development” to ensure a broad-based consensus and a workable blueprint to promote sustainable mining and stem illegal small-scale mining in the country.
It brought together representatives from the Ghana Association of Small-Scale Miners and Ghana Chamber of Mines, chiefs from the 16 regions, members of the Council of State and National House of Chiefs, among other stakeholders.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
