The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua, has expressed deep concern over the ongoing destruction of the country’s water bodies and forest reserves due to illegal mining activities.
According to him, it is alarming that the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which campaigned heavily on fighting galamsey, is now engaging in the same practice just six months into power.
Kodua added that the environmental damage caused under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama in this short period surpasses what occurred during the entire eight-year tenure of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“Galamsey that has taken place in Ghana in the last six months is more than what happened under the NPP for eight years. They are now even engaged in galamsey in the president’s constituency. That is impunity at its highest levels,” he said on Accra-based Net 2 Television.
He, however, indicated that Ghanaians are watching the NDC and also watching the New Patriotic Party in opposition, but if we are able to unite and speak against these ills in the country, Ghanaians will now be attracted to our party and will want to bring us back to continue the good works.
“We will end the mafia that exists in the NPP. We will make way for everyone interested in competing to compete, especially at the polling station level. We won’t allow people to take the laws into their own hands. We have decided to do things right,” he said.
