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Mahama promises to regulate galamsey when voted back to power
According to Mahama, the regulation will ensure that artisanal mining is environmentally friendly to the country's water bodies.
Former President John Mahama
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According to him, the regulation will ensure that artisanal mining is environmentally friendly to the country's water bodies.
He said the NDC administration adopted new ways of tackling the galamsey problem when it became clear that the NPP government using military to clamp down galamsey was not going to provide a long-term solution.
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Addressing separate meetings of mining communities in the Upper Denkyira East and West Constituencies in the Ashanti Region, Mahama said "the current government is promising a new policy and we are hoping that they implement it to allow small-scale miners to start working immediately. If not, the NDC government to be formed after the 2020 general elections, would implement a new regulation to enable the small-scale miners to work effectively."
Mahama who is on a four-day campaign tour of the Ashanti Region ahead of the flag bearer election of the NDC, also bemoaned the harsh economic conditions prevailing in the country and promised to work hard to reduce the high cost of living, when elected in the 2020 elections.
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Galamsey menace
Though 'galamsey' affects many facets of life, one area in which its impact is being felt most is the pollution of rivers and water bodies.
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The extent to which rivers have been polluted exerts significant pressure on individuals who live near and depend on river bodies as source of drinking water and livelihood.
The government said it has no intention of giving up on the ongoing fight against small-scale illegal gold mining in various parts of the country.
Government has therefore put in place strategic measures to address the long-term catastrophic effects of illegal small-scale mining.
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