Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene believes that for the fight against illegal mining to succeed, a united effort will be necessary.
He believes that the scattered efforts currently will not help win the fight.
In a Facebook post, he backed the decision to withdraw the IGP’s Anti-Galamsey task force from the field in order to help streamline the fight against galamsey.
He said in his post that ” My stance on the fight against illegal mining is simple: it must be well-coordinated and all-inclusive.
Currently, the Lands Minister has NAIMOS,
the IGP has a team, and other individuals operate separate groups.
These teams often move without recourse to the MMDCEs, who are the lawful heads of the respective security councils.
This paves the way for others to jump in with constant complaints of harassments and extortion.
This fragmented approach weakens the fight.
There should be one united team that involves all stakeholders, government, security agencies, traditional leaders, and local authorities, working together.
No single agency can win this”.
