Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of mines, George Mireku Duker, has made quite the bold claim, assuring Ghanaians that the country's severely polluted water bodies will magically return to their pristine, clean state if, of course, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is retained in power.
Apparently, the NPP needs a three-month grace period to clean up years of destruction caused by illegal mining, or "galamsey" as it's commonly known.
He said this during a meeting with small-scale miners in the Prestea Huni Valley enclave.
In what sounds like a campaign pitch rather than a genuine plan, Duker stated, "We don't solve a problem while standing in it.