Hon. George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources on Thursday, 6th April 2023 held a consultative meeting with government communicators from the Western and Western North Regions respectively.
The engagement which was held in Tarkwa afforded the Deputy Minister the opportunity to apprise the communicators with their duties and responsibilities in the chain of the galamsey fight.
The Deputy Minister who also doubles as the MP of the area called on the communicators to demonstrate their support to the fight against illegal Mining by disseminating timely and accurate information on the activities embarked on by government in the sector.
Hon. Mireku Duker noticed that despite the successes chalked by government in the drive, there appears to be a huge gap in the communication of these successes.
He, therefore, implored on the communicators to be committed to their duty of information sharing on policies so as to keep the public well informed.
To help the communicators execute their job diligently, Hon. Mireku Duker elaborated an all-encompassing presentation on the battle against illegal mining from 2017 when H.E Nana Addo Dankwa-led administration assume the reign of this country.
The Deputy Minister’s insightful and comprehensive presentation highlighted some interventions rolled out by government to sanitize the small-scale mining sector.
Among these interventions are organization of consultative dialogues, declaration of red zones, digitalization of small-scale mining licenses, commissioning of mercury free machines, acquisition of speedboats, activation of the Community Mining Scheme and recruitment of river wardens.
He reminded the trained communicators of their role as liaisons between the government and the general public, stating that they are to preach the commendable and instructive efforts and achievements by government and also criticized where necessary.
He also explained in detail the role of government in the fight so as to curb the situation where the Ministry is mostly blamed for the ineffectiveness of some state institutions.
He demonstrated with examples that the government and Ministry’s core duty is formulating and implementing policies for the attainment of its objectives for the sector.
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah prompted the communicators that they have crucial role to play and must up their game to help the government achieve its objective for the sector.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
