Join me protect out Lands and Water bodies against Illegal Mining- Hon. Helena Appiah

Acting Municipal Chief Executive for Wassa Amenfi East appealed to Traditional rulers and residents of Wassa Mampong to join in the fight against illegal mining to support the government and protect their lands and waters in the area.

Join me protect out Lands and Water bodies against Illegal Mining- Hon. Helena Appiah
Join me protect out Lands and Water bodies against Illegal Mining- Hon. Helena Appiah

The Caretaker Municipal Chief Executive for Wassa Amenfi East, Hon. Helena Appiah has appealed to Traditional rulers and residents of Wassa Mampong and the Wassa  Amenfi Municipality to join in the fight against illegal mining to support the government and protect their lands and waters in the area.

Helena Appiah made the appeal when she paid a working visit to the Wassa Mampong Community at a joint meeting of the Chiefs, a team from the Operation Vanguard, the Municipal Assembly, and other indigents in the Western Region.

In an interview with SoireeNews, 
She reiterated that the government's fight against illegal mining was to prevent the wanton destruction of the environment, particularly water bodies, the vegetation cover, and other natural resources for sustainable development.

The visit among other objectives enabled the Municipal Chief Executive to educate the miners on illegal mining and assess the situation on the ground as far as the ban on 'galamsey' operations by the government is concerned.

According to the MCE, if the miners volunteer to be watchdogs in their neighborhood will help to augment the efforts of the NPP government to combat Galamsey activities in their communities.

She finally urged the youth to apply for the community Mining Scheme located in the municipality and abstain from all illegal activities to avoid harassment by the Vanguard operatives.

Also, the National commander for Operation Vanguard ACP Charles Kofi Adu Appealed and warned people to stay away from wrongdoing so far as illegal mining is a concern
He continued that miners should make sure they acquire proper documents for their work and stay away from illegal mining for not to harassed by Operation Vanguard because it is their duty to stop illegal mining.

Oppong Kyekyeku, Western Region