{"id":216927,"date":"2024-09-12T09:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/12\/galamsey-resign-over-your-ill-informed-draconian-comment\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:19:38","slug":"galamsey-resign-over-your-ill-informed-draconian-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/12\/galamsey-resign-over-your-ill-informed-draconian-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey: Resign over &#8216;your ill-informed draconian&#8217; comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, following his remarks regarding the demands for a declaration of a state of emergency to tackle illegal mining, commonly known as <em>galamsey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During a media engagement in Accra, Minister Jinapor described the calls for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency as \u201cdraconian\u201d and warned that such a move would have far-reaching consequences for the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kenneth Koomson, Deputy Secretary General of the GFL, expressed dissatisfaction with the minister\u2019s stance, stating that it either reflects a lack of understanding of the gravity of the issues facing the nation or a deliberate attempt to downplay them.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on the <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> on Citi FM, Mr. Koomson criticized Jinapor\u2019s comments and questioned his ability to effectively manage the fight against illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minister clearly appears to be ill-informed and ill-equipped or perhaps, pretending not to understand the gravity and the magnitude of the issues that we have recounted and enumerated. For him to even describe the call for the president to activate Article 31, which is a state of emergency and describe it as draconian is very pathetic and smacks of a deliberate act to destroy the very water bodies that protect and give us life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor him to describe this as draconian is quite unfortunate and in fact, the minister must resign for making that statement because he clearly doesn\u2019t really understand the issues and he is not fit to occupy that position with that kind of thinking cap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us to have 2.5 million hectares of our forest reserve decimated by the activities of galamsey means a whole country is wiped by the activities of a few evil men.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has called for the immediate resignation of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, following his remarks regarding the demands for a declaration of a state of emergency to tackle illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. 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