The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim South, Kwaku Asante-Boateng, has warned the government against proposals to restrict unlawful mining.
He claimed that the government’s inability to address the threat is motivated by concerns about losing the December 7 elections.
The MP stated that the party suffered on the same date in various mining villages during the 2020 general elections.
Speaking to journalists, the congressman stated that this could damage any government party.
He told media that the fear of losing votes is a widespread concern in politics, especially in areas where galamsey is prevalent.
“We did it as a party and as a government before the 2020 elections. And if you can recount, all our seats in the mining communities that we were trying to control, we lost all the seats, the parliamentary seats there.
“So do you think for the second time, if we say we want to break the 8 and people are crying for that ban, the current government will have the guts or will find it necessary to put a ban on it?
“The fear of losing power [is delaying the ban] and that fear can happen to any party at all.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana