He gave the directive on Friday, August 20, 2021 when he inaugurated a 40-member Ghana National Small-Scale Miners Association taskforce in Kumasi. He said government would crackdown on all persons or group engaged in the production of changfang motors to aid illegal mining activities on rivers bodies. The Deputy Minister indicated the taskforce was to immediately work to curb illegal mining on rivers including the Ankobra. With the National Security, Military, Navy and the National small scale miners engaged in a joint operation to tackle mining on the Ankobra, Hon. CEO of Minerals Commission, Mr. Martin Ayisi and the President of the Ghana National Small-Scale Miners Association, Mr. Philip Akufo.

Source: GhanaWeb August 20, 2021 16:41 UTC