The Managing Editor of the Dispatch newspaper, Ben Ephson says President Akufo-Addo has taken a much harsher stance on illegal miners popularly called galamseyers because he is likely to end his Presidency after his first term.
Mr. Ephson believes the President’s actions is a tacit statement that he won’t be running for 2020 polls.
For him, Mr. Akufo-Addo’s reform agenda and his resolve to go the full hog to curb some of the worst excesses under his regime shows he may retire from the political scene by 2020.
“I’ve always had that conviction that some of the things he does he will want to leave a legacy. He has nurtured this dream of becoming a President for a long time. He’d fought for this position all his life. Nana Addo is a seasoned politician and if truly he wanted to go for two terms, his galamsey fight would have come during his second term where he would be bowing out. Take it or leave it, those that this galamsey fight is affecting will be in excess of one million in terms of those who do it and others. And from all indications, maybe he will want to leave a legacy in our political history that he stopped the phenomenon under his regime. His actions paint a picture he is leaving the scene shortly.
The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration is known to take a hard line on stopping illegal mining activities in the country.
Over the past five months, his government has embarked on a rigorous exercise to stop the menace in all parts of the country, especially the galamsey plagued enclaves.
Interacting with the media at his maiden Presser with Journalists, President Akufo-Addo reiterated his government’s commitment to fight the menace, insisting he doesn’t fear going all out to stop the menace for any political gain.
“First of all, it is not clear that my name will be on the ballot paper for 2020 and if I will contest, this threat will not stop me from fighting galamsey in the country,” he revealed.
Source: kasapafmonline
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All these people call themselves intellectuals. Because of power winning, galamsey should stay. shame on you. you don't think about the next generation.
Ephson's analysis is very simplistic. Because over one million people are involved in galamsey, if it is ended, all this over one million persons will have nothing to do, and for that matter will vote against Akufo Addo. What sh@llow thinking is this? Does that mean the person they will be voting for will come and allow galamsey to continue? And who says those who engage in, or support galamsey are more than those who oppose it, such that their votes can lead to the defeat of the president?
It is sad that there are people in Ghana who feel that the president should allow galamsey to continue because he will be running for re-election. I wonder whether such people have seen the destruction going on
The assertion of Ben Ephson is totally flawed and exposes him to be secretly in love with Galamsey activities. Does he want to tell us that all along he and his cohorts were dreaming that this stance of the present government to go the long haul on Galamsey was a mirage? Here is a clear indication that someone has brought credible evidence that the menace could be tackled and ended. He must be praising His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo instead of suggesting that he will not run in 2020. That thinking is banal!
you again? you don't know to keep quiet erh? so you are one of those in favour of galamsey in this country. you are not happy that we have a president with spine to tackle this issue erh? enemies of progress.
No one takes you serious anymore. Please re-coil into your shell and take yourself off public view. My advise Ben
Big Brother Uncle Ben,what are you saying?Does it mean you were secretly in favour of galamsey by the chinese and some locals that was destroying the nation in many ways?The fight against galamsey is a patriotic duty which is in the interest of the nation.So if we now have a president that is committed to end the evil of galamsey what makes you say that he is doing so because he would be one term president?For me if Nana Addo is able to end galamsey in Ghana would be a good reason to vote for him again.Galamsey is evel,galamsey is bad for the country and applaud the president greatly for making taking strong stand against galamsey.Send all those greedy illegal chinese back to their country.I am against galamsey yesterday,I am against galamsey today and I am against galamsey tomorrow.Pressident Nana Addo please save the nation from the evil of galamsey for our future generation.The fight against galamsey is a patriotic call and duty.
Hahahahaha Uncle Ben U dey? Please let me school u that true leaders are changemakers and no changemaker is appreciated by all especially mediocre thinkers like U and your polls. The nation has for several decades suffered leadership Kwashiorkor like your belly, hehehehahahaha!!!! cant lough .,....... ***barred word*** and lets experience some bold leadership to save our environment.
oh, so this belly full man still dey around. Master you for show your bele in public one of these daysoooo. some of us wanted to tape measure that stomach full of corruption money of hard working Ghanaians for some corrupt polls that unmake the Husein Bolt Comfortable Lead Man. Looking forward to the day the bloating stomach will size down. Idi0t
PLEASE SHOW US THE LATEST PICTURE OF THIS FALSE POLLSTER BECAUSE I AM SURE THE BLOATED STOMACH HAS BEEN DEFLATED SINCE THE FREEBIES HAS STOPPED. I AM AT A LOST HOW ANY SERIOUS JOURNALIST WILL CALL THIS DISCREDITED PRETENDER WHO IS IN THE SAME CLASS AS BATURE, KWASI PRATT, KWABENA ASANTE, KABA AND ALL THE STOMACH DIRECTED MORONS. BY THE WAY,CAN SOMEONE HELP TO EDUCATE ME HERE,WHO IS A JOURNALIST? IS IT THE ONE WHO IS GIVEN ILL-GOTTEN MONEY TO OPEN A PRINTING PRESS OR A WELL TRAINED INTELLIGENT PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TO SCHOOL AND FOLLOWS THE ETHICS OF THE PROFESSION? SOMETIMES IN GHANA I WONDER WHY THE LIKES OF BATURE IS REFERRED TO AS A JOURNALIST. HE IS A DISGRACE TO AN OTHERWISE A NOBLE PROFESSION.