The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that the issue of galamsey could have been resolved if their 2021 environmental damage report had been considered.
Speaking in an interview with some media houses the GSS, said, “this is not the first time we did publish, 2021 we published about the environmental degradation and show how we have devastated our lands but it seem nobody took notice of it, but now people have seen because water bodies are being user friendly that we can drink and we have to pay more money to be able to use”.
The GSS added that when they provide the information, they expect engagement which will bring solutions.
GSS stated, “For us, we will continue to bring the information, but we will depend on individuals, scholars, media men, the public sector, and policymakers to engage so that we bring better Ghana for all of us”.
The Ghana Statistical Service noted that their mandate is to provide information and that they cannot force people to engage with the data.
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‘When we provide the information, we expect engagement’- The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) urges policymakers to use its data for better decision-making, noting that the galamsey crisis could have been addressed earlier if their 2021 report on environmental damage had been… pic.twitter.com/zsrt3BUYjJ
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