The Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Efutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) of being political and making unreasonable demands to the government.
The association has stated that it will call off its ongoing strike action if the government revokes LI 2462, which permits mining in forest reserves.
In an interview on Adom FM and monitored by GhanaWeb on Monday, October 14, 2024, he stated, "UTAG is being political, and their demands are unreasonable to say the least." He further accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of not doing enough to address the illegal mining menace, also referred to as galamsey. "We were in this country when the galamasey menance started during NDC's time.
And I am not being political here; in 2015, I was a member of the Finance Committee of Parliament.