NPP lack ideas; they need our help to fight galamsey - Otokunor

He said the NPP government has not shown commitment to ending galamsey which is causing havoc to especially water bodies and forest reserves

NPP lack ideas; they need our help to fight galamsey - Otokunor
Peter Boamah Otokunor

A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor, has criticized the Akufo-Addo government's methods in fighting illegal mining, locally known as galamsey.

According to him, the NPP government has shown they lack ideas to win the war against galamsey.

He therefore asked the Akufo-Addo government to concede and seek help from the opposition.

Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' program, he advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to consult the NDC if they lack ideas and proposals to fight the galamsey menace.

"When the NPP government wanted to retain power, they promised to fight galamsey and even went ahead to set a task force which has failed woefully in tackling this illegal mining menace.

"This government has clearly lost the galamsey fight, but they are behaving as if they are on top of their game," he said as quoted by pulsegh.

He maintained that the NPP government has not shown commitment to end this deadly menace, which is causing havoc to especially water bodies and reserved forests.