{"id":234266,"date":"2024-10-17T14:52:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/17\/its-your-responsibility-to-fight-galamsey\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T14:52:26","slug":"its-your-responsibility-to-fight-galamsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/17\/its-your-responsibility-to-fight-galamsey\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s your responsibility to fight galamsey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has responded to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s challenge him to publicly declare his stance on illegal mining, commonly called galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>John Dramani Mahama during an interaction with party supporters in the Greater Accra region on Thursday, October 17, said the people of Ghana elected Akufo-Addo as the president and not any other person and so he must combat the issue and stop throwing challenges at his competitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Akufo-Addo said I should come clearly on galamsey, it looks like he doesn\u2019t live in this country because I have commented on galamsey over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe University of Energy and Natural Resources gave political leaders the top platform to outline their policy on small-scale mining, and for a whole hour, I outlined our policy, after that, there were questions and answers for two hours, we were there for three hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Akufo-Addo should tell the Jubilee House press to give him my tape on galamsey which I have delivered at the University of Mines and Natural Resources. Recently when I met the clergymen, a part of my speech it was again on galamsey and small-scale mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is his responsibility, the people of Ghana elected him, he is currently the president of Ghana, and it is his responsibility to deal with Galamsey now. I know that after 7th January 2025 when Ghanaians have voted for me, I will take that responsibility and we will stop illegal mining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo, during a thank-you tour of the North East region, called on the NDC\u2019s flagbearer to declare his stance on the menace.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong> <\/em><\/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<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has responded to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u2019s challenge him to publicly declare his stance on illegal mining, commonly called galamsey. 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