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General News of Saturday, 20 April 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n2019-04-20\n\n

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General News of Saturday, 20 April 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n

2019-04-20<\/p>\n

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\"KwekuEditor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper has advised President Akufo-Addo to use independent individuals with integrity to manage his anti-illegal mining machinery.<\/p>\n

Abdul Malik Kweku Baako is advocating the removal of \u201cparty elements\u201d from such entities for the country to make headway in its fight against what is locally called as \u2018galamsey\u2019.<\/p>\n

The veteran journalist told Samson Lardy Anyenini on MultiTV\/Joy FM\u2019s news analysis show Saturday, that despite the success the president has chalked with his galamsey fight, it is hugely challenged.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is because of party elements are embedded\u2026there are party people selling concessions and it is on tape\u2026and I hear and read some of them on social media and they are making noise and accusing others,\u201d he said. According to him, there are some evidence in court will soon play out in the public. <\/p>\n

In July 2017 the President said he was prepared to put his presidency on the line in his quest to end the scourge of illegal mining to safeguard the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

He said he was not worried whose ox was gored in the fight against illegal mining or galamsey because he had the duty as the leader of the country to ensure the survival of the country as an entity.<\/p>\n

Rallying Ghana\u2019s traditional leaders together, President Akufo-Addo said if there is one right thing to be done, that thing is for all to fight galamsey, reclaim the lands and leave for posterity a \u201cgreen country\u201d and a \u201cclean space.\u201d<\/p>\n

But despite the success with the campaign, it suffered a setback with the release of another explosive documentary by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw. <\/p>\n

The documentary, \u2018Galamsey Fraud\u2019 revealed that government officials are circumventing measures to curb illegal mining and allowing a company to mine.<\/p>\n

The undercover work showed the secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) receiving various sums of money to facilitate the process and provide security protection for the mining company.<\/p>\n

The secret filming captured Charles Cromwell Bissiw, taking cash amounting to \u00a235,000 in three meetings through one Andy Owusu, a connection man, to circumvent the process to renew the mining license for ORR Resources Enterprise.<\/p>\n

This was to ascertain whether there really are shortcuts to mining illegally in Ghana after the ban and institution of the Road Map.<\/p>\n

In a letter last month, Mr Charles Bissue argued his innocence of all the allegations of extortion in the \u2018Galamsey Fraud\u2019 documentary.<\/p>\n

Deputy Attorney General, Godfried Yeboah Dame, said Mr Charles Bissue\u2019s issue was being investigated by two independent institutions of the state i.e. the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor, indicating government\u2019s effort at dealing with the issue. <\/p>\n

Mr Kweku Baako suggests there are many others who are stalling President Akufo-Addo\u2019s galamsey fight are happening because of people within the system. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt won\u2019t take too long for everybody to know the truth. There are people who have been given responsibility to do some work who are not doing it. And they have decided to target people who they think are worrying them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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