Justin Kodua Frimpong, the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that illegal mining (galamsey) is now worse under the John Mahama-led government than it was under the NPP.
The NPP General Secretary boldly claimed that any reasonable person in this country will admit that the state of galamsey is now even worse than it was under the NPP administration.
According to him, the NPP cares so much about this country, and their doors are always open if the President sees the need to reach out for a proper round-table discussion on how to combat this menace.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, the NPP’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, stated, “It is clear that galamsey has become worse under this administration. They have Members of Parliament who belong to the NDC, they have national officials from the NDC, the region, who are involved in galamsey.
It’s not surprising that the security agencies are struggling to deal with that issue, because when they make efforts, they are threatened by powers that be in this government,” he said.
He added, “If His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama sees the need and wisdom to reach out to us, we are ever ready for a proper roundtable discussion to deal with this matter once and for all,” he added.
However, Justin Kodua’s remarks have triggered Ghanaians on social media, firing shots at the NPP General Secretary, “ Any reasonable person will know NPP has no moral right the talk about Galamsey. The party that passed a law to allow mining in our forest reserves, the party that kicked out one of their own, prof Frimpong Boateng, because his report on galamsey implicated people in government. The party that dished out licenses like toffee has no moral right”.
“Guess sometimes you have to talk to remind us all of your very existence before you go extinct. Thanks for reminding us that you’re still around the corner. We will call when we need you”, another stated.
“Politics aside, that’s actually the kind of energy Ghana needs. Collaboration over competition. But you know how it goes… they’ll agree on TV and still fight behind the scenes”, one more netizen noted.
One more X user added, “Something is definitely wrong in Ghana. Such a disconnect, and the ability to say half-truths so boldly. I believe galamsey has always been this bad, but it is now being exposed”.
A netizen added, “You love and care about this country so much that you commissioned an investigation into Galamsey, and when the report came out, you didn’t like the content, you buried it”.
Additionally, an X added, “Coming from a party that allowed people to destroy our forest. Coming from a party that protests because someone was arrested on suspicion of being involved in galamsey. These folks should stay quiet rather than hold all these press conferences”.
“So you know how to combat it through a round table discussion, and you couldn’t combat it in your 8-year term, even though you had more than 100 round table discussions on this very menace. Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?”, a netizen noted.
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“Any reasonable person in this country will admit that the state of galamsey is now even worse than it was under the NPP administration.
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