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NPP member, Nana Fredua Agyeman Ofori-Atta says he has no compassion for any person involved in galamsey in the country, hence supporting the punitive measures against such persons.
There is an ongoing war against galamsey or illegal gold mining as the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor and Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul have both sanctioned a Military jont task force of the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Navy and Ghana Air Forces to remove people and machinery at mining areas, particularly on river bodies such as River Pra by using every legitimate force possible.
Currently, over 200 Chanfang machines and a sizeable number of excavators have been destroyed by the task force in attempts to stop the illegal miners.
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Former PNC General Secretary, Atik Mohammed, has commended the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor over his tenacity to end galamsey (illegal gold mining) in Ghana.
The Minister is on a mission to stop all illegal miners and has engaged the mining stakeholders with the aim to resolve the menace.
As part of his commitment, he has fully backed the joint Military task force operations of the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Navy and Ghana Air Force by burning excavators used in illegal mining and also remove the illegal miners with the full backing of the President.
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