Running mate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Matthew Opoku, is of the view that the marches against illegal mining are instigated marches.
According to him, when Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo declared that he was putting his presidency on the line in the fight against illegal mining, he did not receive the needed support from the people of Ghana.
The opposition political party rather used it as an opportunity to score cheap political points and was never heard supporting the president in the fight against illegal mining.
Napo also questioned associations like UTAG, Organized labour among others whose voices were missing in 2020 on the fight against Galamsey but have now found their voices. "The first illegal strike by organized strike because they represent both the private and public sectors.