Alhaji Masawudu, the 3rd National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its failure to effectively tackle illegal mining.
He noted that the NDC failure has resulted in the pollution of water bodies and the contamination of our food supply.
According to Alhaji Masawudu, since the NDC came to power, he has stopped eating salads, kontomire and okro.
Speaking in an interview shared on social media, Alhaji Masawudu said, “The dealings of galamsey have contaminated our vegetables, so today I have stopped eating salad, if you give me kontomire for free, I will not accept it and even okro.
He added, “These days, if I fry eggs, I just use salt. I really like eggs, so sometimes I can fry about ten eggs and eat them.”
In related news, Prof Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has said Ghana will need US$200,000 to pilot nano nano-liquid technological solution to reverse the devastation caused by illegal mining (galamsey).
According to the Executive Director EPA, the dechemicalization solution, containing a copper-based ‘nano liquid,’ has been laboratory-tested and proven effective in purifying heavily contaminated rivers.
She revealed the EPA is looking at various options, including membrane-based purification.
Speaking on JOYNEWS The Probe, October 5, Prof. Nana Ama Browne Klutse explained, “I want to tell my fellow Ghanaians that there is still hope, because we are in a technology age”.
“Yes, there’s a nano liquid that is copper-based that can be used. That’s just one”.
She added, “We have tried this, which has been tested in Greece. I have seen for myself. We have done the test in the lab for the EPA and advised the government on this; we have tested it, and it works, and it’s doable.”
“To do pilots to show to Ghanaians and even the presidents that this is doable. We need 200,000 USD if I get it today, we will do the pilot for every Ghanaian to see that with the flowing river, this particular technology can be used.”
“We are looking at all of the options, and we will have to decide on the one that is more affordable, not just cheap affordable, because it’s effective and also cost-effective”, Prof Nana Ama Browne Klutse added.
Also, a Toxicologist, Yakubu Adam, has issued a blunt warning that no amount of cooking or seasoning can destroy mercury, a heavy metal found in foodstuffs.
The toxicologist revealed that mercury, which is a heavy metal, has a lifespan of 880 years.
Toxicologist Yakubu Adam directly linked this immutable fact to the recent cases of food poisoning.
He argued that without a decisive end to illegal mining (galamsey), there is no viable solution to the contamination of the food supply.
Speaking on TV3 New Day, Toxicologist Yakubu Adam explained, “When it comes to the mercury that we are talking about, it is a heavy metal and it is also non-biodegradable, meaning it can never be destroyed when it gets into the environment, it stays in the environment.
One thing about this mercury is that if you end up taking it in your body, and you pass on through the natural process when they bury you inside the soil, you go with the mercury in your grave, so this mercury can stay in the environment for about 880 years without being destroyed, and there is nothing that can destroy it.
No amount of heat, no amount of salt, no amount of whatever you think can. You know this is not a bacterial infection or a fungal infection. They are not caused by parasites; this is heavy metals”.
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“I have stopped eating salad and kontomire ever since NDC came to power because of galamsey”
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