{"id":1250165,"date":"2022-11-14T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/14\/this-is-wontumis-galamsey-site-capt-smart-shows-fresh-video-calls-on-prez-to-arrest-wontumi\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T11:23:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T11:23:28","slug":"this-is-wontumis-galamsey-site-capt-smart-shows-fresh-video-calls-on-prez-to-arrest-wontumi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/14\/this-is-wontumis-galamsey-site-capt-smart-shows-fresh-video-calls-on-prez-to-arrest-wontumi\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This is Wontumi&#8217;s galamsey site&#8221; -Capt Smart shows fresh video; calls on prez to arrest Wontumi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>At this juncture, let us presume that the fight against illegal mining has failed and braced up for the deadly effects of water pollution and land degradation. Irrespective of the efforts of the security agencies to fight the menace, nothing seems to be working and it has yielded no results.<\/p>\n<p>Not a single day goes by that news of illegal mining isn&#8217;t heard on our airwaves and it seems this illicit act cannot be stopped. This is because notable figures are believed to be behind the menace and they are so powerful that everyone is afraid of them.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/eea52df104604d329fbc1e66eb9d3de1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Captain Smart remains the only journalist who is bold enough to confront individuals indulging in galamsey with his head held high. He isn&#8217;t afraid to name and shame politicians belonging to the new patriotic party who are currently in government.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/b8618aeae08b4a328a59e015bc5d32c1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The morning show host of Onua Tv, called out the Ashanti Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Bernard Antwi Boasiako also known as Wontumi for destroying the forest reserve. He labeled the politician as unpatriotic as his mining  keep destroying the land.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/8b615193232046c19fe143907afcf3f5\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/b973dc6bd1c24b30b8397651a26dd841\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A video was shown and the lands are degraded at a site. Captain Smart called on the authorities as a matter of urgency to arrest Wontumi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wontumi is still mining and this is his galamsey site. Mr. President is demanding evidence, this is a clear one,&#8221; he opined.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4a1d66825e984e2db043ac34f5a6b744\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video here <\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Winnerwriter (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAshanti<br \/>\nBernard Antwi Boasiako<br \/>\nCaptain<br \/>\nNew Patriotic Party<br \/>\nWontumi<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this juncture, let us presume that the fight against illegal mining has failed and braced up for the deadly effects of water pollution and land degradation. Irrespective of the efforts of the security agencies to fight the menace, nothing seems to be working and it has yielded no results. 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