A US-based engineer, Dr.
Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, has disclosed that some food items exported from Ghana have been found to contain high levels of heavy metals.
According to her, it is rather absurd for critics to say that people in Accra should not be worried about the impact of illegal mining since mining does not take place in Accra. "Someone has told me before that, Juliet, you are US-based, so why are you talking about galamsey?
I want to say and educate people that even the diaspora is not spared from the effects of galamsey.