A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Odebehi Kwaku Appiah known popularly as Chairman Coka, has urged the president of Ghana to apologise to the people for politicizing the fight against illegal mining while in opposition.
After the apology, he is of the view that the president can form a bipartisan committee to find a lasting solution to the menace.
He is of the opinion that it’s been over 100 days since the new government took over, and illegal mining has got worse since the takeover, an indication that they are losing the fight.
Chairman Coka used the opportunity to call on associations, CSOs among others to add their voices to help in the fight against the menace.
His opinion expressed via social media read “Mr President, Yesterday, I also wept when I saw the minister weeping because we are in a country where we do politics with every issue. I once said galamsey should not be an issue for one political party to deal with but it should be an issue for all political parties and any right thinking Ghanaian, but at that time NDC people were calling for a state of emergency in the mining communities. They asked the NPP government to show leadership.
Mr President, our river bodies keep getting worse and a lot of strange diseases are killing our people in the mining areas. So Mr President, just come out and apologize to Ghanaians and call for a bipartisan committee to find a lasting solution to the galamsey menace. It is over 100 days now and it is getting worse. Help say no to galamsey. Christian council, NUGS, GJA, GBA, CSOs and others, your silence is not helping our country. My advice. Coka, I care”.
