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The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has challenged his colleague politicians to be bold in the fight against galamsey.<\/p>\n
The Effutu MP says first-hand experience as former Board Chair of the Ghana Water Company Limited makes him appreciate just how much more the company is spending to treat water polluted by illegal mining.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe devastation caused by galamsey to the country\u2019s water bodies and farmlands is incalculable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While speaking at the commissioning of a 6-unit classroom block for ACM Basic School in Sankor in Effutu, Mr. Afenyo-Markin regretted that politicians allowed themselves to be clouded by partisanship in the fight against galamsey.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Akufo-Addo made me chairman of Ghana Water. I know how much it costs to treat water. And because we the politicians have made everything partisan; we\u2019re looking at the next election, we are unable to boldly confront the challenges that face our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo galamsey is destroying us. People are dying of cancer, people are dying without knowing why they\u2019re dying. The water you drink, do you think it is safe for you? Let us confront galamsey. Let us confront the challenges that face our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI call on my colleague politicians; CPP, NDC, NPP, let\u2019s come together, call a consensus on the key national issues that will benefit our people in the long term. If we continue with this type of parochial politics, trust me, our country will go nowhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n