Mamponghene urges chiefs to back galamsey fight

According to Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, he has even strongly challenged government bodies and has succeeded in preventing them from commencing mining activities within his jurisdiction, which he believes could have led to the destruction of the environment.

He is thus calling on colleague chiefs to stand their ground in preventing all forms of mining that will have negative impact on the environment.

“Some of us (paramountcies) have been bold, and we’ve stuck our neck and chest out to challenge government-established commissions- minerals commission etc.

I set the pace and now, others, at least within the Ashanti region, the paramountcies have been bold and assertive in challenging the minerals commission”.

But I am happy, come to my kingdom, Mampong at the hills over there, all the seven sources of rivers, on the left-hand side, on the right-hand side, behind where we have St

Monica, that is five over there, Nananom have bestowed on us clean and okay (water) flowing from 1st January to 31st December

I don’t have a water shortage in our kingdom, Mampong