Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of utilizing the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) to promote illicit mining activities, often known as galamsey, despite the party’s campaign commitment to eliminate the issue.
The minister urged firms to allow staff to work remotely whenever possible while emergency services respond to significant flooding caused by heavy rain during an interview with an Accra based radio station.
He agreed that the magnitude of the incident strained emergency responders.
“They [the NDC] promised women banking, they have failed. They promised to end galamsey, they have rather established GoldBod and they are using GoldBod to promote galamsey and that is not the country we want.”
With the exclusive authority to purchase, sell, weigh, grade, assay, value, and export gold and other precious minerals, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) was founded.
The organization was established to boost oversight of Ghana’s natural resources, increase transparency, maximize foreign exchange profits, and formalize and regulate the country’s gold trading industry.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
