Kumawood actor Akrobeto has said galamsey is the livelihood of so many Ghanaians and, therefore, must not be stopped.
He said should he become president in 2036, he will legalise galamsey.
Akrobeto, who said he used to do galamsey in 1986, said licensed mining companies also use water bodies in their operations just as illegal small-scale miners and wondered why the government was only going after galamseyers.
He advised the government to use alum to treat the water bodies to make them potable.
In the view of the 55-year-old actor, stopping galamsey will rob some people of their livelihood.
He spoke to Yaa Kunama on UTV on Friday, 14 April.
His comments come at a time the Akufo-Addo government has launched an onslaught on galamseyers with a firm commitment to flushing them out. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has given illegal small-scale miners a three-week ultimatum to put their operations to an end or get flushed out.
In the past few days, several Chinese and their local collaborators have been arrested as part of the war on galamsey.
Source: classfmonline.com
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First of all, let's not reduce this serious issue to tribal politics. The issue of galamsey is a very serious one which is onerously worrisome and I think akrobeto's ascertion only confirms how much education and propagation needs to be done so people would actually understand the dangers of engaging in this malpractices. It's a known fact that majority of our population are either illiterate or semi illiterate so much effective awareness and education needs to hit the ground before we can successfully eradicate this malfeasance. #stopgalamseynow
@Esi it pains u u r not an Ashanti,dnt envy ok and moreover Akrobeto is nt an Ashanti he is frm Akim Oda area
Esi,who gave you an Akan Name Esi.any way it's look like you don't no your history tell me which Akan tribes don't eat fufu or even the other tribes up to nigeria.pls as a woman don't let your foolishness leads you into educated primitive who only knows what's written in slave masters education but lack self aquire knowlange.
The actor isn't an Ashanti rather an akyem so Esi please get your facts straight. And my other friend that doesn't mean insulting Esi will help her to be circumspect. We are all one people.
Esi you are a fo*l. Only an ewe will insult I've seen in you as uncultured and unco*th as Rawlings said yo his party members which you claim to be your bonafide property. What has this got with Ashantis for this insult and are you better than them? That is you thinking but you are wrong nothing compare to them. I'm not from the Ashanti region but an Akan and you can't single them out to insult. You are not better than any Akan so stop being full of yourselves for at least their kids are the majority born in the diaspora. You insult ten you will get hundred,STOP the jealousy and hate for that has no way for blessing from above. The guy is just a comedian doing his usual thing and you insult the whole of Ashanti. Kwas*a kwa.
i dnt think dis guy knws wat he is talking abt and i dnt think he lives in de country
Another typical Ashanti. Block headed with only fufu on his mind. When we are in a national crisis, he is talking about peoples personal gain. Lord take the wheel.
Government will give a moratorium to Ghanaian citizens involved in galamsey later but in the meantime, all those involved in the trade must submit to government's deadline to help eradicate illegal miners such as the Chinese who are desecrating the environment by destroying cocoa farms and other valuable properties of Ghanaians. This will help bring sanity into the system to protect the environment. Most of the people involved are illiterates who cannot understand the dangers of uncontrolled galamsey.
Not every thing said should be published. He doesn't know what he is talking about. Unfortunate
Wooooow, Does he lives in this country at all? well not his fault, the media microphone is there to pickup any talks. God have mercy on us all. He doesn't know what he is talking about.