General News of Friday, 21 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMajority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on October 21, 2020, bemoaned the rate at which illegal small-scale miners are polluting the Pra and Offin rivers. Speaking on the floor of parliament, he said measures need to be put in place to stop the activities of these illegal miners in mining communities. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has raised concerns over the continues pollution of the Pra and Offin rivers due to illegal mining activities. Speaking on the floor of parliament, the Majority Leader said, more needs to be done to ensure illegal mining is stopped in these areas. "Mr Speaker, if we have to treat the polluted Pra river and Offin river, and purge it of all these chemicals that the galamseyers are using to pollute the river, I am wondering at what cost we are going to do this?” he asked.
