Leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says President Nana Akufo-Addo should apologize to galamsey miners in the country.
Contributing to Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo', both the Central Regional Chairman and Director of Elections of the party, Allotey Jacobs and Samuel Ofosu Ampofo respectively, asked the President to render an unqualified apology for deceiving galamsey operators.
According to them, prior to the 2016 elections, President Nana Addo then NPP Flagbearer pledged to allow the galamsey operators continue their trade in a bid to portray the former President John Mahama and the NDC as enemies of their operations.
They wondered why he would now turn his back on galamsey operators after gaining the votes of the "galamseyers" and wresting power from the previous government.
“Nana should apologize to the galamsey people. The President should apologize to them”.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday vowed to clamp down on illegal miners even if it will cost his Presidency.
“We can’t win the fight without the support of the traditional authorities. Any serious social mobilization of Ghana . . . you the chiefs of our country if you are not involved doesn’t happen. You are here today to have the opportunity to be part of our strategy. We need your support to bring this menace of galamsey to an end,” President Akufo-Addo said at the opening ceremony of a two-day sensitization workshop on illegal mining for traditional leaders.
“I have great confidence in the Ghanaian people, especially our traditional leaders that they have always stood out in our history when the white people wanted to take our lands… when the time came that we have had enough of British rule it was you who stood out. So Ghanaians are counting on you...this is the time to all of us to say we have to do something for ourselves and the future. I have no doubt that if there is one thing to do is the mobilization to stop this galamsey. I have come here to ask and plead for your support in this fight. I’m fully committed, but I know that mine is not enough, I need your commitment as well.
“No matter how difficult it will take we will win this fight. We are going to reclaim our heritage. … We are going to do that across the length and breadth of our country. We are going to green our country again and reclaim the space. We will write a glorious chapter in this history of Ghana," he said.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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This is a complete lie. Do these two freaks have any shred of evidence that Nana Addo promised these people that he was going to allow them to continue with their destructive activities?This is the hallmark of the NDC. They sit in studios and churn out lies knowing fully well that Ghanaians will not hold them up to provide evidence. As a matter of fact I rather heard Solomon Nkansah on one of the radio stations stoutly defending Galamsey.The NDC and its lobotomised followers ought to know that we know what they are all about.The agenda is to frustrate this government so they cannot achieve anything.What we know is that at least we have someone WITH GOOD INTENSIONS at the helm of affairs, not a bunch of 'never do wells' who think of politics as a way of living a life of luxury.
So NDC is saying galamsay should continue or what exactly are they driving at. Guys lets leave these mediocre thinkers and keep on working. They will loose and losse again . NANA please continue to work hard. The best we can do is to encourage these illegal miners to rather go into a small scale mining or something more disciplined and clean.
WHAT COUNTRY ARE WE LIVING IN,HOW CAN THESE2-RESPECTABLE BEINGS IN NDC COME UP WITH SUCH AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY LIKE THIS , WHICH PROMISE AND WHICH APOLOGY MR JOCABS AND OFOSU AMPOFO, STOP DOING POLITICS WITH EVERY ISSUE, OUR LAND AND HERITAGE WERE BEING DESTROYED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE GALAMSYERS AND YOU SAY THE PRESIDENT TO APOLOGISE O THEM FOR DESTROYING OUR LAND. YOUR COMMENTS DOESN'T ADD UP,PLEASE COME AGAIN.YOU GUYS CAN SEE SUCCESS IN THE FIGHT AND INSTEAD OF PRAISING THOSE INVOLVED YOU WANT TO SHY AWAY FROM THE TRUTH. DON'T DO THAT, PRAISE NANA ADDO FOR A GOOD EFFORTS SO FAR
PEOPLE LIVE IN GHANA BUT DON,T KEEP RECORDS OF THE COUNTRY. CAN SOME ONE BRING OUT ANY VIDEO OF NANA AKUFO ADDO PROMISING ILLIGAL MINERS DURING HIS 2016 CAMPAIN? ALL HE SAID WAS HE WILL STREAMLINE THEIR ACTIVITIES FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NATION.PLEASE PROOF ME WRONG IF I AM . HE HAS SAID ALL ILLIGAL MINING ACTIVIES SHOULD STOP TILL PLANS ARE PUT ON A WAY, IS HE TURNING U TURN OF WHAT HE PROMISE GHANAIANS? PLEASE REASON AND TALK LIKE HUMANS, DON,T BE SELFISH . NDC PROPERGANDA MUST STOP .GHANA IS BEHIND OUR PRESIDENT SO IF YOU CAN NOT GO WITH US , PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE GAME, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE MINORITY OPOSITION .
These ***barred word*** -Allotey and Ofosu-Ampofo must ***barred word*** and don't do politics for galamsey. The issue of galamsey is too important to do politics with. Shame on them
This infantile outburst can only from a party full of criminals whose only motivation in politics is to lie, win power and then create, loot and share.
Aba papa Allotey should he see down and watch them destroy the land,think of your future generations. My presido you are on track dont mind this man kraa
NDC be happy and use this to canvass for votes in 2020.Be happy nation wreckers. Wicked people passive party. The battle still the LORD'S. Go NaNa Go the whole nation is behind you. Those who think they would not vote for NPP in 2020 so be it. I am for a Change. NDC cowards, passive, greedy and wicked. Ofosu Ampofo is supporting galamsaye. No wonder river Birim is destroyed. I am sad to hear this. During campaign for 2020 election go round all mining areas and promise them that if they vote for NDC they would be allowed to go back and do illegal mining. NDC has no social interventions for the youth. By the way who told you that Ghanaians are against what Nana is doing? You are exposed big time. This question goes to NDC will you allow illegal mining when you come back to power? If all people from mining areas decide to vote for NDC and those who support what Nana is doing also decide to vote for NPP we shall see the numbers. NDC is Kaput. We want to build this nation on rule of law but not banana republic, lawless country leading to lynching of people using instant justice. We need to build our institutions where corruption is to the lowest minimum. Ghana is a great country and NDC should stop pettiness and enviness.
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