{"id":233692,"date":"2024-10-16T17:24:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T17:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/16\/galamsey-is-destroying-us-dotsei-malor-laments\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T17:24:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T17:24:26","slug":"galamsey-is-destroying-us-dotsei-malor-laments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/16\/galamsey-is-destroying-us-dotsei-malor-laments\/","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey is destroying us &#8211; Dotsei Malor laments"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Deputy Editor at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Ben Dotsei Malor, has expressed deep concern over the destructive effects of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in Ghana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on<strong> Joy FM\u2019s Super Morning Show<\/strong> on Wednesday, October 16, Dotsei Malor warned that the menace is causing irreparable harm to the country and its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGalamsey is destroying us,\u201d Malor lamented, sharing a troubling account of the situation in a town within the Central Region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read also: Galamsey: Why do we bastardize the military?- Dotsei Malor quizzes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI saw a video where they\u2019ve dug this big hole. This is the foolishness \u2013 the money they got from the gold, they\u2019ve built brand-new houses near this huge pit where any child could fall in and die\u2026 and next to the main road, they are digging under it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He criticised the short-term thinking driving people to engage in illegal mining, warning that it jeopardises the future for momentary gain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling for national unity on the issue, he urged Ghanaians to avoid politicising the fight against galamsey noting that it is a patriotic issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnybody who makes this a partisan issue needs to have their head examined,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Deputy Editor at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Ben Dotsei Malor, has expressed deep concern over the destructive effects of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in Ghana. 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