{"id":1221186,"date":"2022-10-11T10:34:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/11\/npp-members-involved-in-galamsay-are-making-the-fight-difficult-titus-glover\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T10:34:26","slug":"npp-members-involved-in-galamsay-are-making-the-fight-difficult-titus-glover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/11\/npp-members-involved-in-galamsay-are-making-the-fight-difficult-titus-glover\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP Members Involved In Galamsay Are Making The Fight Difficult \u2013 Titus Glover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3931f8f15f644b31b3b61d4c143508bd\" alt=\"Only President Akufo-Addo can save Ghana - Titus Glover\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">Former Member of Parliament for Tema East, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover has accused some members of his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP),\u00a0 for thwarting the government&#8217;s effort to end illegal mining, also known as galamsay. In Ghana.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">According to him the fight against galamsay has become difficult for the Government because some members of the NPP are involved in it.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">\u201cOur own NPP people involved in the illegal mining business have made the fight against galamsay difficult. It\u2019s a fact that they are engaged galamsay.\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">Mr Glover made these remarks while contributing to discussions on the illegal menace in the country on Accra-based Adom TV.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">Mr Glover made these remarks while contributing to discussions on the illegal menace in the country on Accra-based Adom TV.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">He says he does not understand why soldiers have to move all the way from Accra to the bushes to chase and arrest illegal miners when they are Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who are head of security at the local level.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">The issue of illegal mining has become topical in recent time in the Ghanaian media following the release of images and videos showing how Ghana\u2019s water bodies are being destroyed by activities of illegal miners.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color:transparent;\">President Akufo-Addo renewed efforts to curb the illegal mining by engaging members of the National House of Chiefs and pleading with them to assist the government win the war against the menace.\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: OPolitics (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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