Minister for Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has noted that the current administration remains committed in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
He assured that the government will do everything possible in ensuring that authorities safeguard Ghana’s environment.
Taking his turn at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, July 21, 2025, the minister admitted that there was still more to be done in the fight against galamsey despite the progress made.
He posited that illegal mining remains a persistent challenge threatening the country’s natural resources and ecosystems.
“The Ghana Armed Forces has played a supporting role in the fight against illegal mining (galamsey). We are not out of the woods yet as a nation, but there is hope because there is a political will at the very top,” Dr Boamah said.
“We have reviewed the fight against illegal mining and have worked with stakeholders to reform the fight. The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat is a product of the review of such an exercise,” he added.
He also commended the Ghana Armed Forces for leading recovery operations in forest reserves that were previously inaccessible due to the threat posed by illegal miners.
“The recovery of several forest reserves early this year, which our forest guards could not venture, was led by the Ghana Armed Forces,” he noted.
“Additionally, the navy supported land forces in Operation Halt 2 to combat illegal mining along River Ankobra in the Western and Western North Regions,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
