{"id":449256,"date":"2017-12-22T09:49:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T09:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/ignore-critics-and-work-nana-addo-to-operation-vanguard\/"},"modified":"2017-12-22T09:49:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T09:49:48","slug":"ignore-critics-and-work-nana-addo-to-operation-vanguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/22\/ignore-critics-and-work-nana-addo-to-operation-vanguard\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignore critics and work \u2013 Nana Addo to Operation Vanguard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 22 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/96736952.295.jpg\" alt=\"Akufo Addo OperationV.jpeg\" title=\"Akufo Addo OperationV.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"157\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>President Akufo-Addo encouraged them not to be disturbed by allegations from some Ghanaians<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513936188_641_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">President Akufo-Addo has urged members of the government\u2019s anti-galamsey task-force, Operation Vanguard in the Eastern Region, to remain focused despite criticisms of their operations.<\/p>\n<p>He said he was proud of their work, and encouraged them not to be disturbed by the allegations by some Ghanaians they were conniving with illegal miners.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo made the statement when he visited the members of the task-force, Operation Vanguard at their base at Akyem Afosu in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here to say thank you very much and in thanking you, tell you that all kinds of people are going to be saying all kinds of things about the work you are doing. Please do not let any of that demoralize you. They should not get to you. Do your work which is most important to the future of the country. It is about our country and its future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation is one of the most important operations you\u2019ll undertake in your life because it is about the future of our country. If you don\u2019t come in to help us and allow this illegal mining to spread, You\u2019ll not have a Ghana to give to your children,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-galamsey task-force was deployed to three regions; Ashanti, Western and Eastern about five months ago, to help fight and sustain and campaign against illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>Their operations have resulted in the arrest of at least 600 illegal miners including foreign nationals, particularly Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment of the joint police and military task-force came as a major boost to government\u2019s fight against illegal mining in the country, following news of its devastating effects on the country\u2019s land and water resources.<\/p>\n<p>The government placed a six-month ban on all forms of mining until further notice, but later extended the ban to January 2018, because the needed result has not been achieved.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 63 updated by: 63 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 22 December 2017 Source: citifmonline.com 2017-12-22 President Akufo-Addo encouraged them not to be disturbed by allegations from some Ghanaians President Akufo-Addo has urged members of the government\u2019s anti-galamsey task-force, Operation Vanguard in the Eastern Region, to remain focused despite criticisms of their operations. 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