President John Dramani Mahama has been touted as having improved the nation’s fight against illegal mining (galamsey) after being in office for 3months.
According to the poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, 38% of respondents applauded President Mahama for improving and making great headway in the fight against galamsey.
Meanwhile, 10% of respondents says the galamsey menace has increased under President Mahama’s tenure, while 44% percent claim the fight against galamsey remains unchanged.
Ever since assuming office, the Mahama led administration has put in place numerous measures to fight galamsey.
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a directive banning government officials from engaging in mining with immediate effect urged government officials to resign from their positions if they seek to engage in mining activities.
“I have directed that no government appointee at any level should engage in any form of legal or illegal mining. If you want to be a miner, leave the government and go and be a miner,” he declared.
This directive forms part of President Mahama’s broader environmental agenda and plan to prevent illegal mining activities in Ghana.
Prior to this directive, President Mahama has also revoked mining leases in forest reserves and banned the issuance of new ones in these protected areas.
The minsitry of Lands and Natural Resources has also launched the Blue Water Initiative aimed at training 2,000 personnel across the country to monitor river health, identify illegal mining activities, and collaborate with local communities and traditional authorities to fight galamseyers destroying Ghana’s river bodies.
Also, major arrests have been made by the joint efforts of the Forestry Commission and Ghana Police Service.
These collective actions and initiatives have been attributed to the gains made in the fight against galamsey.
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On the question of whether Galamsey has worsen under John Mahama, the poll shows that only 10% believe it has worsened while 38% say it has improved.
When the data is disaggregated, the polls shows that in the regions where mining is carried out, 25% say it has worsened but 28%… pic.twitter.com/gcp5q7G6pV
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