Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has alleged that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is enabling illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey.
According to Miracles Aboagye, the NDC are the real kingpins of galamsey, alleging that some party officials and government functionaries are involved.
He argued that Ghana’s fight against galamsey is being undermined by what he described as selective enforcement of the law.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, November 14, Miracles Aboagye stated, “There is no pretence here. The kingpins of galamsey are back in government. I keep saying it, and I have said it several times. I have always proven it. The NDC is the biggest enabler of galamsey in this country”.
“As we speak this morning, Osino, Konongo, Asante Akyem, all the way to Kumasi, people are mining,” he alleged.
“In a society where the people don’t feel justice is prevailing, in a society where the people feel there is selective justice, they will revolt,” he cautioned.
“These people, before they came to office, gave us a roadmap. It is still in their manifesto, and it is still on their campaign videos. They said, ‘Vote for me, and when we come, these are the things we will do.’ Which ones have they done?” he questioned.
“Today in Ghana, galamsey is worse than it was in 2024. Everywhere you go,” he claimed.
Also, Miracles Aboagye called for a thorough investigation into the killing of six people during a confrontation involving personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and residents of Manso Keniago in the Ashanti Region.
He stated, “I express my condolences to the lost ones. The sad and painful reality is that some of the six fallen citizens may not even be part of anything,” he said.
“I have seen a woman who was shot in her bathroom. The cameras were there. They showed where she was in the bathroom and the blood stains. But I’ve seen two people shot on the street,” he added.
“Whatever the case is, we have lost six citizens that, as we speak now, we are yet to understand clearly why each of them died,” he said.
He further argued that each victim deserved an individual assessment and must not be grouped and presumed to have been involved in the confrontation.
“Remember, you can’t bunch human souls together and label all of them with one issue and use that as a basis for their death. Every family deserves justice. We need to understand why each of the six people has died,” he stated.
“My view is that there is no glory in confronting armed men, especially those who are backed by the law,” he said.
“The number one responsibility of the State is the security, safety and protection of its citizens. That comes before every other thing,” he said.
“When it comes to our safety and security, it’s solely in the hands of the State. And so the State must take responsibility,” he added.
“You must be mindful. And even if there’s one single soul, just one person in that mob that is innocent, you have a duty and responsibility to be moderate to protect that person,” he said.
He added, “There is no justification in getting a single innocent person to die in a mob in an attempt or with the justification that it’s a mob and your life is under threat. You are trained; they are not”.
Meanwhile, Senyo Hosi, the Convener of the OneGhana Movement and Trustee of the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey, has said Ghana’s fight against illegal mining (galamsey) has failed.
According to Senyo Hosi, the fight against illegal mining requires a fundamental change in strategy to address the economic and political interests which have been sustaining the practice.
Senyo Hosi stressed that Ghana’s continued reliance on raids and enforcement operations will not deliver lasting results.
He called on government to tackle the financial incentives that encourage politicians, communities and other influential interests to support illegal mining.
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