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Professor Eric Abavare, President of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has defended his use of the term \u201cjoker\u201d to describe President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in relation to the government\u2019s efforts to combat illegal mining, also known as galamsey.<\/p>\n
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