The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has lauded the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources for his efforts in fighting illegal Small Scale mining, popularly called galamsey in the country.
“The creation of this new economy that we are embarked on cannot be possible without the support of John Peter Amemu and the work he’s doing and what he’s going to do in the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. John Peter Amewu is a gem of the state, he’s a gem of the Volta region, he’s a gem of Ghana as a whole. We salute him, We thank him.”
At a ceremony organized by the Chiefs and People of Hohoe in the Volta region to honour the Minister, Dr. Bawumia assured that Nana Akufo-addo government will not relent in its efforts in fighting to save the country’s water bodies from illegal small scale mining activities.
He adds: “As a government, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wants you to know that he’s engaged daily, nightly in the business for which you elected him.
The Akufo-Addo administration since taking over in January has been on a war-path with galamsey operators.
A directive went into effect in March ordering illegal miners to leave their concession within a three week ultimatum and submit to government oversight to formalize their operations pursuant to mining standards in the sector.
Mr. Amewu reiterates that government is aggressive on streamlining the process to grant permits for legal mines.
“The NPP administration is not anti-mining government but we want to engage mining in a more sustainable and environmental friendly manner. And anybody that is ready to do that is welcome.”
Source: kasapa
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Efo Amewu save the country "Ghana from NOT being importing ordinary water from Nigeria and the likes because of the activities of these Galamsey people. If change had not come our previous Government will NEVER tackle these noble course of stopping them. Though Galamsey people have families to look after BUT their activities will have effect for the WHOLE GHANA in future even Now. Our neighbouring countries are having these minerals but they are regulating the mineral mining. No turning back. Let us go back in the early 1980s where there was no galamsey.
Amewu is a gem. A true Ghanaian patriot like Prophet Dr.Bawumia.
This vice president have the same mindset as john mahama, probably because if where they are from. Your government is just three months old and you giving titles to ministers to get them swollen headed to mess up. What has the minister done that makes him a gem. Is because his effort is rendering a lot of Ghanaian youth and families unemployed? It seems to me that barwumia should given more office work to do because he is talking too much and is increasingly becoming john mahama.
Yes you are talking and confirming the value of Jews of Ghana