The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opined that President Akufo-Addo is not committed in dealing ruthlessly with government officials said to be engaging in illegal small-scale mining.
It is the case of the NDC that the President and his administration have not shown enough commitment in dealing with party bigwigs behind the illegality.
Speaking recently to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in Kumasi on the galamsey menace, the president warned his appointees that they would not be spared if found engaging in galamsey.
But the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi addressing amor3ss conference on Thursday said “President Akufo-Addo’s comment on this matter shows clearly that he hasn’t repented from shielding his officials who are engaged in illegal mining and proves what a walking contradiction he is, as he continues to skirt around this very important issue”.
He said, “the Ghanaian people are simply tired of the President’s cocktail of empty and useless rhetoric on this subject of galamsey. We are saying to him today, that it is either we begin to see action on his part or he should simply spare us his empty talk”.
“The so-called fight against galamsey by the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia/NPP government is a scam and has been a lost battle from day one. This is because, there has never been any genuine commitment or political will on the part of the President to combat the menace.”
“President Akufo-Addo has proven to be a leader who has specialized in talk without backing same with deeds. Today, our beloved country stands at a cross-road of unprecedented economic mess and unprecedented environmental degradation under the watch of President Akufo-Addo and Alhaji Bawumia,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
