According to the NDC Executive, the decision to burn seized mining equipment including excavators worth thousands of dollars is a matter of using “illegality to fight an illegality”. “Government decision to fight illegality with illegality at mining site's (galamsey) will only end up in paying Judgement debts. The Government of Ghana is burning excavators at galamsey sites in the name of executive directives which is not supported by law. Yes we all believe in the operation to stop illegal mining (galamsey) but it must be backed by law to achieve the purpose of the operation. If the President can't trust his appointees with confiscated excavators, how can we trust him in the fight against galamsey?” he questioned.

Source: GhanaWeb May 18, 2021 06:56 UTC