Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, under the NDC government, Joseph Yammin, said he lost his job as the head of the anti galamsey committee and also as the Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister for fighting illegal mining popularly known as galamsey operation.
Joseph Yammin who is also a former Deputy Sports Minister, said the galamsey fight is like the clash of the titans, which the president, Nana addo and his NPP government cannot achieve on a silver platter.
Speaking to Kofi Marfo (Sir Richie) during a political discussion on a London based radio station, Hot digital online yesterday, Mr Yammin said, he abandoned his hopes of enforcing the elimination of galamsey operation due to persecution from strong people within and outside the then NDC government, the armed forces and chiefs.
He accused some senior officials and prominent people of allegedly engineering his “downfall” because of his firm anti-galamsey stance.
He said, they felt uncomfortable with his anti-graft crusade and hence the reasons why he was sacked and subsequently replaced. The officials, Yammin claimed, embarked on a mission to ensure he was sacked in their quest to continue profiting from galamsey activities that he observed was deep rooted in the authorities.
The level of graft and other malpractices was so deep-rooted in the country and when I started to fight the vice in my capacity as chairman of the anti galamsey committee, some senior officials and members of the then opposition NPP, did not like the move and instead conspired to ensure my downfall.”
Joseph Yammin added that, when he was at the fore-front to weed out galamsey operation within the Ashanti region, he managed to deport 14 Chinese, 2 Indians and one American ,who were deeply involved in destroying our water bodies for their selfish interest.
Indicating pessimistic signs, he said the president of Ghana, Nana Addo and his Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Peter Amewu, will fail in their bid to arrest illegal mining because of the enemies within the NPP administration.
He mentioned NPP's Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi as a kingpin in galamsey, and lamented that Nana Addo's mission is mission impossible.
In a strong rebuttal, a London based communications member of the new patriotic party Peter Antwi Boasiako said ,Joseph Yammin must bow his head in shame for admitting that officials of his NDC party were corrupt.
He said, Ghanaians must deduct from Joseph Yammins's message and collapse all hopes for the NDC returning to power. Peter Antwi Boasiako added, the NPP will deliver as per every promise.
Source: Ghanaweb.com/Kofi Marfo
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yamin,is a lier he himself is involved in galamsay business.why couldint he menton one member in the ndc party but was able to mention bernard boasiako. yamin, himself is a chief galamsayer. he should give ghanaians a break and shut his big mouth.
it bcos of ur s tu pid corrupt party...think twice
Yamin why this your government was so corrupt that people were afraid to talk anything bad. Even you were sack because you were fighting galamsey. Ibrahim Mahama was the chief galamsey if you done know. Why didnt you mentioned Mahama and his brother but rather chairman Wontumi. because you are afraid to Mention Ibrahim. If you dont have anything to say go and sleep Shamlees fat body like you. All this people are MP ruling Ghana for us. May God help this country and Nana Addo.
Yamin and his cronies collaborated and burnt Antwi Boasiako's Machines because he was inclined to NPP without torching that of Ibrahim Mahama.
IBRAHIM MAHAMA IS THE CHIEF GALAMSEYER IN GHANA Why always mentioning Chairman Wontomi's name and forgetting Ibrahim Mahamah's name. Ibrahim is the chief galamseyer in Ghana which every body know and stop pretending always Chairman Wontomi instead of Ibrahim the chief culprit in the galasey business protected by soldiers and other security personnel.
The is a man who has admitted that he is failure. He said he was able to deport some Chinese and Indians. In what capacity did he do the deportation? If he was removed from office as a Regional Minister, then the then President who removed him saw him as a hindrance by fighting galamsey which therefore means that the former President was in favor of Galamsey. Yamin if you and your NDC failed it does not mean that the NPP will also failure. SHAME
They will confess their connivance in the galamsey menace.