General News of Wednesday, 12 February 2020Source: XYZMissing excavators: ‘Akufo-Addo has woefully failed to fight galamsey’ – Omane BoamahDr. Edward Omane BoamahPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has woefully failed to combat illegal mining, contrary to what he promised Ghanaians, a former Minister of Communications has opined. Throwing occasional jabs at President Akufo-Addo, Dr Omane Boamah indicated that all signs show that the president has failed to clamp down on illegal mining. He stressed that the country’s water bodies look dirtier than before after the government set up a joint millitary taskforce 3 years ago to monitor the activities of illegal mining in river bodies. Last week, the NPP’s Central Regional Vice Chairman, Horace Ekow Ewusi, was detained by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over his role in the missing excavators and other equipment seized from illegal mining operators. “Taxpayers money wasted on the facade fight against galamsey would’ve been used in recruiting and paying teachers, nurses and ending the double-track system among others,” Dr Omane Boamah added.

Source: GhanaWeb February 12, 2020 03:22 UTC