According to Alhassan Suhiyini, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Tamale North, the government failed to account for the $30 million it allocated to the committee in the 2024 budget.
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Akufo-Addo’s govt spent $30m quarterly on galamsey committee – Minority
The Minority Members of the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament have accused the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration of spending huge sums on the defunct galamsey committee.
MP for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini
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Addressing the media, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Lands and Forestry Committee, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the government must be accountable to the public in the fight against ‘galamsey.’
“Shouldn’t we be asking ourselves why, this time in the budget statement, not even once has the ‘galamsey’ word been mentioned? After we have spent millions of Ghana cedis. The Interministerial committee was allocated $30 million every quarter, and they operated for three years.”
“That should tell you how much money has gone down the drain; they blew GH¢5.4 million just to interact on ‘galamsey.’ The question is, to what end? What are the benefits that we have from all of these?” Alhassan Suhuyini asked.
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Alhassan Suhuyini, Member of parliament for Tamale North
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Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Opoku Ansah, wants the government to consider the establishment of a fund to repair the damage caused to river bodies by galamsey.
“Mr. Speaker, everybody is talking about ‘galamsey’ and how it has destroyed our water bodies. There’s the need for a fund to be set aside so that monies deposited in this fund will be used to repair destroyed rivers, construct new waters for our people, and ensure that the Ghanaian is assured of good drinking water,” Davis Opoku Ansah suggested.
The group alleges that $30 million was allocated to the defunct inter-ministerial committee quarterly for three years, while over GH¢5 million was also used in the government’s interaction with traditional leaders and security agencies on dealing with the galamsey menace.
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