General Secretary for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua has berated the current government over the failed fight against illegal mining.
According to him, the fight is failing because the setup of the government and the party in power is neck-deep into illegal mining.
Justin Kodua was addressing the press on November 5, 2025, when he made this known.
To him, what the government needs now is collaboration with all stakeholders if they really want to combat illegal mining in Ghana.
“Any reasonable person in this country will know that the state of galamsey is even worse than it was in the NPP administration. It is clear that galamsey has become worse under this administration because members of parliament who belong to the NDC, from the national office to the region, constituency, and even their branch, who are involved in galamsey, and it is not surprising that the security agencies are struggling to deal with the issue because when they make effort, they are threatened by powers that be in this government.
But for us in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), because we care so much about this country and we mean well for this country, if President John Mahama sees the need and wisdom to reach out to us to have a proper round table discussion to combat this menace once and for all, we gladly welcome such an invitation. The way things are going it is clear that His Excellency John Mahama has failed in the fight against illegal mining,” he said.
