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Osafo Maafo clarifies 'Galamsey Queen' freedom comment

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has clarified some comments he made on government's deportation of Chinese national, Aisha Huang, popularly known as 'Galamsey Queen'.

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo

The Minister allegedly said the prosecution of the notorious Chinese national wouldn't have added anything to our economy, while addressing a townhall meeting in the United States.

“Today, the main company that is helping develop the infrastructure system in Ghana is Sinohydro, it is a Chinese Company. It is the one that is going to help process our bauxite and provide about $2 billion to us,” he said.

"So, when there are these kinds of arrangements, there are other things behind the scenes. Putting that lady [Aisha] in jail in Ghana is not going to solve your economic problems,” he said.

These comments have generated controversy in the past few days and many anti-galamsey crusaders have accused government of pandering to the Chinese.

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However, in a post on Facebook, the office of the Senior Minister has added some clarification to the what Yaw Osafo Maafo said.

READ THE CLARIFICATION BELOW

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