H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has said that the fight against illegal mining popularly known as “galamsey” has had a negative impact on the presidency and the ruling New Patriotic Party.
He noted that the commitment by the NPP government to fight the illegality has caused them to loose a lot of parliamentary seats in the gold mining regions and constituencies.
He made the revelation during a meeting the national house of chiefs in Kumasi on Wednesday, 5th October, 2022.
“In the last elections of 2020, my stance on the issue caused my party and I significant losses in the mining communities”, the president lamented.
He added saying “nearly six years ago, I made the fight against galamsey a central feature of my presidency. It has not been easy. It has not been popular and we have not gotten the need results I was looking for”.
He noted that the government is not against mining but it cannot accept mining in a manner that risk in destroying the country.
He therefore implored members of the national house of chiefs and all traditional rulers to enact and enforce traditional laws that seek to protect the environment.
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