The Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has spoken against the politicisation of the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) menace.
He said this in Parliament on Tuesday, October 15 after announcing that the government was to present a new Legislative Instrument (LI) to Parliament aimed at revoking previous regulations that allowed mining activities in these sensitive areas. "The challenge of illegal mining transcends political lines, and we cannot afford to undermine these efforts by making it a political football," he stated.
President Akufo-Addo earlier directed the Ministry of the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation together with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend with immediate effect the enforcement of L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves.
This comes after a meeting with Organsied Labour on Tuesday, October 8 after the latter had announced they will declare a nationwide strike on October 10 if government fails to take action against illegal mining.