Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the Minister nominee for Environment, Science, and Technology has revealed that the Galamsey fight should be led by the Ministry of Environment.
According to Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, the Ministry of Lands has been accused, rightly or wrongly, of being a participant in the galamsey menace.
Speaking during his vetting on Thursday, January 29, the Tamale Central MP, detailed, “If you ask me my personal view, I think the issue of fighting galamsey should be led by the Ministry of Environment, not the Ministry of Lands. The Ministry of Lands has been accused, rightly or wrongly, of being a participant in the galamsey menace. So it shouldn’t be the Ministry of Lands taking the lead”.
The Minister nominee further stated that galamsey is a major issue because of the destruction of the environment and its consequences on livelihoods.
“The reason galamsey is a major issue is because of the destruction of the environment and its consequences on livelihoods. Therefore, the Ministry of Environment should play a lead role in addressing this”, he added.
Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed further criticised the previous inter-ministerial committee set up to tackle galamsey which was left out.
“It was mind-boggling that the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology was not even on that committee”, Murtala Muhammed boldly stated.
