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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said that District Chief Executives (DCEs) and chiefs in areas where illegal mining (galamsey) has gained roots should be held responsible.
“District chief executives as chairpersons of the District Security Councils (DISECs) should be held directly responsible for the situation of illegal mining within their respective districts.
For chiefs in his domain who were engaged in the act, the Asantehene warned that he would deal with them when caught.
Delivering the keynote address at the first Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small Scale Mining in Kumasi yesterday, the Asantehene said: “ I have already cautioned my chiefs and elders against participating in such illegalities and I would not hesitate to sanction them for any such happening”, he added. Otumfuo Osei Tutu said Asanteman was against anything that destroyed the environment and the ecosystem. He said illegal mining was unsustainable and unacceptable and as such must be sto
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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has admonished stakeholders in the fight against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) to do so devoid of greed, dishonesty and hypocrisy.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu, who was addressing the maiden Regional Consultative Dialogue on Small-Scale Mining in Kumasi, called for unity and tenacity of purpose as the Government sought to advance legitimate and responsible small-scale mining.
The mining sector, he said, had so many prospects for the nation, citing its invaluable contribution to economic growth, especially in the area of wealth creation and poverty alleviation.