General News of Friday, 7 February 2020Source: Graphic.com.ghNDC accuses government of working against galamsey fightNational Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy GyamfiThe National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the government of sabotaging efforts to address the menace of illegal mining, popularly called ‘galamsey’ in the country. Take-over“He (President Akufo-Addo) sees no thievery and evil when it comes to corruption of his appointees,” the communications officer said, adding that “the fight against galamsey was a ploy, a grand scheme for the government to take over the galamsey business”. He explained that the involvement of the party’s Central Regional Vice Chairman, Mr Horace Ekow Ewusi, in the disappearance of about 500 seized excavators and the unfolding events clearly showed how the government had failed to fight galamsey. Airbus sagaOn the Airbus saga, Mr Gyamfi said the issue lacked merit and was purely business infractions by the company’s staff. “No serious-minded person would draw conclusions based on conjecture and wilful misinterpretation of the approved judgment of the UK Crown Court,” Mr Gyamfi stated.

Source: GhanaWeb February 07, 2020 07:41 UTC