The fight against Galamsey failed under Akufo-Addo – Armah-Kofi Buah
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Armah-Kofi Buah, has described Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s fight against galamsey as a failure. He acknowledged that the fight started on a very good note, but at the end of the former President’s tenure, the results are telling of how failed the fight was. Armah Kofi Buah made this known […] The post The fight against Galamsey failed under Akufo-Addo – Armah-Kofi Buah appeared first on MyNewsGh.
Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Armah-Kofi Buah, has described Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s fight against galamsey as a failure.
He acknowledged that the fight started on a very good note, but at the end of the former President’s tenure, the results are telling of how failed the fight was.
Armah Kofi Buah made this known when he was being vetted.
“It’s true the NPP administration started very well, there was a ban on mining places, it was six months, and it extended to nine months,” he noted.
“But at the end of the 8 years, the outcome is what we all know—degraded lands, polluted water bodies, and wanton destruction of forest reserves. These are clearly facts that indicate that that fight against was a failure.”
He used the opportunity to assure the committee of making stringent decisions to help fight the menace.
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