In, 2017 the nation set herself up to what was termed the End Galamsey Now fight. This saw the ban on small scale and illegal mining. Operation Vanguard was setup comprising of the military and other state security agencies, i believe we are aware of the verdict of this operation. It was not successful. I thank H.E the president for his call for this National Dialogue and to tease out what the way forward should be in this conversation.