Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has called for decisive measures to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, citing its devastating impact on Ghana’s water bodies.
Mr. George expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the fight against the menace.
“Am I excited about where our country is with galamsey? Hell no, absolutely not. I think that a lot more has to be done,” he said.
The Minister, however, acknowledged that recent months had seen an increase in efforts to clamp down on the practice.
“Is work on the way? Certainly? We have seen more action in the last eight to nine months since Armah-Buah took office than we have seen in eight years,” he stated.
Mr. George also commended the collaborative efforts between the Energy Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, and former Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah in mounting joint military operations to curb the activity.
“There’s considerable work. God bless his soul, my big brother, Omane Boamah, was doing a lot of joint military operations with Armah-Buah in that regard. We need to see decisive action to end galamsey. My views on galamsey have not changed,” he said.
