Former Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has urged the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and Defence Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor and Dominic Nitiwul to continue their fight against galamsey.
The two Ministers have pledged commitment to end the galamsey menace and have sanctioned a joint Military team of the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Navy and the Ghana Air Force to remove all illegal miners.
As part of the Military operation, excavators belonging to the illegal miners are set on fire to stop them from operating as well as deter other prospective illegal miners.
Speaking on
Peace FM s Kokrokoo , Kwamena Duncan backed the Ministers action and urged them not to be intimidated by any person or party.
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The Ghana Armed Forces have commenced Operation Halt 2 to stop illegal gold mining activities along the river bodies and forest reserves in the country. Operation Halt 2 is a second phase of the Military action to remove persons and machinery in the mining areas with the aim of restoring the river bodies to its purest form.
The operation, which began on Friday, May 7, 2021, has so far been very successful.
Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul disclosed this at the Meet The Press series organized by the Ministry of Information on Tuesday, May 11.
Speaking to the press, the Minister stated that a joint team of the Ghana Army, Ghana Navy and the Ghana Air Force have been deployed to undertake the operation.