The Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore Constituency, Dr. Ayew Afriyie, has indicated that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not stop illegal mining “galamsey” operators ahead of the 2024 general election.
Lashing out at Ghanaians calling for an end to galamsey to protect the country’s river bodies, the Middle Belt Campaign Coordinator for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia stressed that the NPP government will not stop galamsey today or tomorrow.
He suggested that the increase activities of illegal miners is due to efforts by some group(s) to make government unpopular. He noted that there was no mention of shortage of water due to galamsey until recent months.
“They saw that we are winning the seats in the mining areas so they decided to go and import foreigners. When they brought them they told them to go and mine in the water. They want us to go and stop the galamseyers so that we lose our seats.
“We won’t stop the Galamsey operators today or tomorrow. This is sabotage to make us lose our seats in Galamsey constituencies,” Dr. Ayew Afriyie said at a campaign rally by the NPP.