{"id":764657,"date":"2022-01-24T16:38:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/24\/apeatse-explosion-what-about-being-proactive-and-not-reactive\/"},"modified":"2022-01-24T16:38:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:38:57","slug":"apeatse-explosion-what-about-being-proactive-and-not-reactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/24\/apeatse-explosion-what-about-being-proactive-and-not-reactive\/","title":{"rendered":"Apeatse Explosion: What about being proactive and not reactive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/c1ba957ae632f195.jpg\"   alt=\"Derek Bekoe\" title=\"c1ba957ae632f195\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former MP for Upper West Akim, Derek Ohene Bekoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency, Derek Ohene Bekoe,\u00a0has urged the government to be preventive in ensuring what happened at Apeatse does not recur.<\/p>\n<p>He made his point following the directive by the Land Minister, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, that the Chief Inspector of Mines is interdicted over the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <strong>Adom TV\u2019s Badwam <\/strong>show, Mr Bekoe said the instant measures taken by the Minister weren\u2019t the best as he believed there was a lack of proactivity from the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very sad when I read the minister instantly kicking out the Inspector of Mines because he\u2019s responsible for management and transport of these explosives,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the Minister to instantly tell the Inspector of Mines who sits in Accra to sit somewhere means something is wrong but should it be so\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMining is one of the major areas under your management so you have to oversee the activities, even though you have the Inspector of Mines, he reports to you the Minister,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Bekoe, the country has continued to react late after such incidents have occurred and destroyed many lives.<\/p>\n<p>He appealed to the government to take proactive measures to prevent future situations similar to the Apeatse explosion. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time, we continue to be reactive; the incident happens before we take measures, why don\u2019t we choose proactive measures,\u201d Mr Bekoe asked.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"yUWy0_-nHP8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oklabe-Akposou community drinks from polluted stream lack power and health facility - (24-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yUWy0_-nHP8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former MP for Upper West Akim, Derek Ohene Bekoe Former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency, Derek Ohene Bekoe,\u00a0has urged the government to be preventive in ensuring what happened at Apeatse does not recur. 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