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The 2016 flag bearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has called for the abolishment of illegal mining (galamsey) due to the destruction it causes to our lands and rivers.

The leader of the PPP stalwart voiced out that galamsey is against the constitution of Ghana.

Speaking on ATV’s Ghana Great and Strong programme, Dr. Nduom differentiated between galamsey and small scale mining underscoring that “galamsey is illegal whilst small scale mining is legal”, he continued that “illegal mining destroys most of our lands and rivers in Ghana.”

“The mining organisation led by the ministry of mines should ensure that inspection goes on effectively at mining sites and those who provide mining licence must also go to the field”, he advised.

Fearing for Ghana’s future, Dr. Nduom noted that “our lands are the source of food so if they are being destroyed, the cost of food will rise. We should all help in driving galamseyers away. When our lands, rivers and water are destroyed, our future is also destroyed”.

“Let us deal with this matter called galamsey, let deal with it well but let us deal with it quickly”, he advised.