Independent Presidential Candidate for the upcoming elections, Kofi Koranteng has criticised President Akufo-Addo for the rising galamsey activities in the country.Speaking in an interview on TV3's Election 360 on October 17, Kofi Koranteng said the President is not prepared to fight galamsey because members of his government are neck-deep in the illegal activity.He dared President Akufo-Addo to give him a month and he will end galamsey activities in the country."Mr.
President, you give me one month, I will stop galamsey in this country.
You can take that challenge or put my neck on a gelatin outside at circle.
One month, I will stop galamsey."It's not because we cannot stop galamsey, it's because you don't have the will to stop galamsey because it's your own people who are in galamsey," he said in an interview with Martin Asiedu.Galamsey activities have been on the rise in the past few days with concerns about the destruction of water bodies by the illegal activity.Civil Society Organisations and several Ghanaians have lamented government's effort in addressing the menace and demanded an immediate action from government.President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, October 9 directed the suspension of the L.I 2462 on mining in forest reserves to double-up efforts to tackle the menace.The President also asked the Chief of Defence Staff to deploy more military officers to galamsey sites as part of the 'Operation Halt' measure to curb illegal mining.However, many critics have downplayed these efforts, stressing that they are not enough to address the devastating impact of the menace.