General News of Monday, 12 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comTackle galamsey as a property rights problem – Franklin CudjoeFranklin CudjoePresident of policy think tank IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has urged government to also address illegal mining as a property rights issue to stand a chance of winning the battle against it. Mr. Cudjoe also indicated that the red tape and the cost involved in securing small scale mining licences contributed to the upscale in illegal mining. “This is clearly also a property rights problem. It is the fact that the bureaucratic nature of securing proper licensing and the cost of getting into mining as well. How to deal with this matter is an economic one and I am looking at large scale commercial farming that gives people opportunity and rights to be part of it.”“The alley of gold can never deflect people’s attention if the property rights question is not properly resolved,” The IMANI President concluded.

Source: GhanaWeb September 12, 2016 06:22 UTC