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BY: Caroline Boateng
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In the past week, Ghanaians have got to know that key political elements are sabotaging efforts at ending the pillaging effects of galamsey, directly or indirectly.
At least, Mr Kennedy Agyepong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, stated that much, on one of his shows, the Hot Seat.
Additionally, at a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining in May 2021, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, in comments before his speech, said the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, and the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Abu Jinapor, had paid him a visit before the meeting to urge him to stick to the script.
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The acting National Security Coordinator, Major General (retired) Francis Adu Amanfo has defended the forceful removal from office of Mr Ayesu Opare-Addo as the Ashanti Regional Security Liaison Officer.
He said force had to be applied because Mr Opare-Addo was refusing to leave office.
The acting National Security Coordinator denied that Mr Opare-Addo was handcuffed as had been alleged by him.
Rather, he said it was the National Security operatives from Accra, who had been dispatched to remove him from office, who were the ones who were handcuffed.
He said Mr Opare-addo had been removed and he was refusing to vacate his office even though he had no locus to be there.