Spokesperson for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Gideon Boako has refuted a claim that the new Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful has ‘shoot to kill’ policy to deal with the galamsey menace. “In the attached video, I have watched and heard Solomon Owusu make a reckless statement that he has heard from somewhere that the Vice President @MBawumia has a 'shoot and kill' policy to deal with the galamsey menace. "I take the comment from Solomon Owusu as one of his usual hate propaganda against the Vice President because of the internal flagbearer elections since his preference is not the Vice President. "The Vice President does not have or communicated any such policy to deal with galamsay either by himself or through someone else,” he wrote in a Twitter post. Solomon Owusu appearing on Edwaso Gyaso on Okay FM accused the vice president of endorsing a drastic approach of lethal force in dealing with illegal mining also known as galamsey.

Source: GhanaWeb September 11, 2023 15:09 UTC