Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says he will do everything in his power to end galamsey before leaving the highest office of the land.
The president made the promise of fighting galamsey in his second term to Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, and other leaders of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council leaders following their visit to the Jubilee House.
President Nana Akufo-Addo in his speech assured that he without assiduously solve the illegal mining activities as a prove to Ghanaians that he is serious.
He said;
“We’ve seen what has happened to River Birim, Ankobrah and other major water bodies. I’ll put in a lot of effort into the galamsey fight for Ghanaians to know that I’m serious about the fight so that we can bequeath to the next generation the gold, water and other resources we inherited from our forefathers. I intend to do everything within my power in this second term to bring this galamsey menace to a conclusion in Ghana,”
Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo did promise in 2017 to fight illegal mining and also added that he was ready to put his presidency on the line.
