{"id":385866,"date":"2017-04-19T12:09:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/04\/19\/chinese-not-our-target-nana\/"},"modified":"2017-04-19T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T12:09:41","slug":"chinese-not-our-target-nana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/04\/19\/chinese-not-our-target-nana\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Not Our Target &#8211; Nana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n]]><\/style>\n<p><strong>Nana Effah Opinamang exchanging pleasantries with President Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the law against illegal mining will be enforced, regardless of the nationality of the people engaged in that business.<\/p>\n<p>According to him,\u00a0Ghana will relationship with China, indicating that the fight against illegal mining (galamsey) is not targeted at Chinese but the country will ensure full enforcement of law and order\u00a0without fear or favour.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo, who gave this hint when speaking at the coronation ceremony of the chief of Obomeng-Kwahu, in the Eastern Region, Nana Effah Opinamang III \u2013 which coincided with this year\u2019s Easter festivities \u2013 said his administration would continue to find a lasting solution to the illegal mining\u00a0menace.<\/p>\n<p>His remark on the galamsey business came a few weeks after the Chinese Embassy in Ghana had expressed worry about media reports citing the involvement of Chinese nationals in galamsey operations in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0letter purportedly written by authorities of the embassy, it impressed upon\u00a0the government\u00a0to guide the media in their criticism of Chinese nationals in the\u00a0galamsey\u00a0business.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo stressed, \u201cWe all know the laws of Ghana have no sympathy for nationality or whatsoever. The law affects everybody including the Chinese. It does not give permits to visitors or anybody to engage in illegal mining. Whosoever is caught will be made to face the full rigors of the law. This doesn\u2019t mean we have any qualms with the Chinese government or we hate the Chinese nationals. All I\u2019m saying is they should respect the laws of our land just as they do theirs. With time you\u2019ll get to know that I\u2019m not making empty promises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was emphatic that\u00a0measures would be put in place to find meaningful employment for the youth who are engaged in\u00a0galamsey\u00a0and pointed out that his government\u2019s policy to \u201cdeal with this problem once and for all in the history of our country\u201d will soon\u00a0be released.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM Daniel Bampoe, Obomeng-Kwahu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nana Effah Opinamang exchanging pleasantries with President Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the law against illegal mining will be enforced, regardless of the nationality of the people engaged in that business. 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