Election 2020: Mahama Promises to free ‘Galamsey Prisoners’ when voted into power
Mahama said he would ensure that such convicts are integrated into the society
Jonas Danquah 
The flagbearer of the opposition, NDC has promised to free all Ghanaians jailed for in illegal mining, locally called ‘galamsey’, when voted into power come December 7.
Mr. John Dramani Mahama said, since the Akufo-Addo led government discontinued criminal proceedings against Chinese galamsey guru, En Huang, aka Aisha, then citizens arrested for similar offence deserve amnesty.
A “Chinese woman, known as a galamsey queen was not arrested and imprisoned. As for her, the government said she should go back to her country and she has been left free to go” he addressed the people of Odum-Banso in the Western Region.
“When the NDC comes into power, citizens who were arrested because of galamsey will be given amnesty to return to their families,” he emphasised. “I believe they have shown remorse for any law they flouted so we will release them and give them another chance.” Mahama said as quoted by theghanareport.com
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He said the NDC would not operate based on favouritism where certain figures of the party would be allowed to operate galamsey concessions while ordinary citizens are stopped.
He also accused the government of distributing to cronies, the excavators seized during the clampdown on illegal mining, promising that “an NDC government will ensure that we return ceased excavators to their owners”
