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Galamsey: Akufo-Addo sets up 5-member ministerial committee
As part of efforts to fight the galamsey menace, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has set up a five-member ad hoc ministerial committee.
The committee in the coming days expected to engage stakeholders to assess the government’s efforts to deal with illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey.
Recently, the damage galamsey is causing to the environment has become a contentious issue in the country with many unions and associations demanding that President Akufo-Addo declare a state of emergency.
Others are also calling for the resignation of the minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor.
In a statement issued today, September 13, Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar, announced the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, as the chairman of the committee to be assisted by four other ministers.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Below is the full list.
On the instruction of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, an adhoc Ministerial committee has been set up to engage all stakeholders to assess the government’s efforts in dealing with illegal mining in Ghana.
The five-member committee is led by the
1. National Security Minister, Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah
Other members of the committee are:
2. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor
3. Minister for Defense, Hon. Dominic Nitiwul
4. Minister for Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions, Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah
5. Minister for information, Fatimatu Abubakar
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Steps underway to repeal L.I 2462 – Prez assures
President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that steps are underway to repeal Legislative Instrument 2462 as part of efforts to protect the country’s forests and water bodies.
During his media encounter at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the repeal will formalise the ban on mining in forest reserves and strengthen enforcement against illegal mining.
He stressed that his administration is committed to safeguarding the environment, reclaiming degraded reserves, and deploying more personnel to protect river bodies across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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9 forest reserves recovered from illegal mining – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government’s intensified environmental protection drive.
Addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, the president explained that hundreds of excavators, water pumps and other equipment have been seized as part of the operation, while degraded areas are being reclaimed and restored.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to end mining in protected areas, deploy more personnel to safeguard river bodies and strengthen laws to secure Ghana’s natural resources for future generations.
This notwithstanding, President Mahama revealed that two of the retrieved forest reserves had gone back into the hands of illegal miners, however, adequate measures have been put in place to reclaim them.
By: Jacob Aggrey
