The fight against galamsey, he opined is to protect water bodies, vegetation covers and other natural resources for sustainable development. He told the Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan during a tour to some mining sites in the region, “give us documents and legal backings to exercise our mandate to drive out illegal miners from our lands.”“We are killing ourselves day by day by the unscrupulous acts by galamseyers since our water is mixed with toxic metal and we drink it daily,” he added. Nana Boakye II averred that tracking illegal miners as it stands now is pretty difficult because they have documents covering their operations. He, therefore, advised the government to seek the consent of traditional authorities before granting concessions to mining companies. Nana Boakye II also charged Ghanaians to adhere to the environmental laws to restore the country's vegetation.

Source: GhanaWeb June 14, 2021 12:11 UTC