Nene Sakite II, Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area and President of the Eastern Region House of Chiefs, has added his voice to calls to fight illegal mining, commonly known as 'galamsey' in the country.
He said the lack of political will to tackle the menace holistically was disappointing and disturbing.
Nene Sakite, who made the remark in an address to mark the 2024 Gbidukorza of the people of Gbi Dzigbe (Hohoe) and Gbi Nyigbe (Peki), said one might think that the galamsey phenomenon was quite distant from them because it was not happening in the Volta Region.
However, the health implications and adverse impact on the country's water bodies knew no boundaries; consequently, the call on all citizens to add their voices to efforts being made to draw public and national attention to the phenomenon.