General News of Tuesday, 21 January 2020Source: Graphic.com.ghNo place to hide for illegal miners - Frimpong-BoatengMinister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-BoatengThe Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has said the government will not bow to election year pressures to loosen the knot on the fight against illegal mining, popularly called "galamsey." “Some people think that because 2020 is an election year we would be compelled to relax the fight against illegal mining, but this will not happen. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Graphic yesterday Mr Frimpong-Boateng said the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) would work to ensure that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s commitment to weed out illegal mining in the country was realised. CautionProf. Frimpong-Boateng warned so-called "big men" who were behind the illegal mining activities to be prepared to face the law when caught. “There is no bigger person than the President, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF); and he is saying that illegal mining should not be allowed in this country.

Source: GhanaWeb January 21, 2020 09:22 UTC