Opinions of Wednesday, 26 August 2020Columnist: Kwaku BaduPardon me, Sir, if it’s alright to legalise ‘Okada’, what about ‘prostitution and galamsey’? Dearest reader, if you may recall, it was former President Mahama who judiciously brought in the law in 2012 to ban the perilous Okada business. If anything at all, I would like to believe that the rationale behind the Okada ban was the extreme dangers associated with the business. After all, ‘what is good for the goose is good for the gander.’More so, there are thousands, if not millions of women who are regrettably indulging in the illegal prostitution. It is, however, true that potential economic benefits (employment, tax revenues and development outcomes) can be derived from illegal mining in Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb August 26, 2020 06:22 UTC