President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has pledged to continue the fight against illegal mining in Ghana, popularly known as galamsey.<\/p>\n
A six-months\u00a0ban on all forms of small-scale mining has been imposed\u00a0as part of efforts to streamline the system and get rid of\u00a0illegal mining\u00a0with its\u00a0degrading effects on the environment.<\/p>\n
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Speaking in Belgium at meeting with the Ghanaian community on Tuesday ahead of the United Nation\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals meeting,\u00a0President Akufo-Addo said the fight should not be misconstrued as anti-mining, but a move to preserve the natural resources of the nation.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are not trying to ban mining in Ghana. We cannot do that. The mineral deposits in our country are part of our heritage, and are meant to be exploited for the benefit of this and future generations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Galamsey to end<\/strong><\/p>\n
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The\u00a0President said his government would not rest until galamsey becomes a thing of the past in the country.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are not turning back until we make sure that our future is protected,\u201d the President stressed.<\/p>\n
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He insisted\u00a0his administration would not allow mining to compromise the future of the country, \u201ccompromise our environment, destroy and pollute our water bodies. If we do that, we will wake up tomorrow with no country to live in.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo we have identified illegal small-scale mining as the target for the fight against galamsey. We want to make sure that not only do we stop it, but the people who are involved in it find alternative employment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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President Akufo-Addo also said there were proposals which are in the pipeline, which includes using former illegal miners to reclaim the lands, as well as offering them incentives to go into farming.<\/p>\n
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo has pledged to continue the fight against illegal mining in Ghana, popularly known as galamsey.
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Speaking in Belgium at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-394813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-business"],"yoast_head":"\n
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