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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo believes the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey can be won if it is not politicized.<\/p>\n
He holds the view that until the menace is treated with a nationalistic approach, the fight against it cannot be won.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a meeting with the National House of Chiefs, the President bemoaned how all efforts to fight galamsey have failed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is obvious that, if we are to win the fight, you and l have to take the lead to collaborate closely to do so. That is why I am here today. After our meeting, I will also be meeting with the other half of the local government [institutions]-the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives in the ninety metropolitan, municipal, and district areas across the country, where mining activities take place, to seek their active collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also called on the chiefs to support government\u2019s effort in dealing with the menace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many requests I intend to make of you in the close-door session of our meeting, but one of the most significant, which I have to state now, is to seek your assistance to take partisan political interests out of the fight against galamsey.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt can only succeed if it is a truly national battle, which no one seeks to exploit for political gain, as we saw in the last election.\u201d<\/p>\n
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