General News of Wednesday, 12 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comLands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has squashed claims that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is against mining in Ghana. According to him, the president is not against mining and the declaration of war against illegal small-scale mining was to regulate the activities of mining as well as to sanitize the sector. During a press conference held in Accra Tuesday, May 11, 2021, the Lands Minister said, “The government of President Akufo-Addo is not against mining. We are not against small-scale mining. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last week ordered the deployment of security officials to mining areas in the country to clamp down on activities by illegal miners.

Source: GhanaWeb May 12, 2021 09:45 UTC