Retired security analyst Colonel Festus Aboagye has bemoaned the lack of political will in Ghana's fight against illegal mining, suggesting that the problem persists because those tasked with enforcing the law are themselves compromised.
Speaking on The KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey, Col.
Aboagye pointed to a widespread culture of protection and silence within the political class and security services. "The Minister currently, he has said several times, 'I will name and shame.' Before him, people made pronouncements-'we will name and shame.
Till today, nobody has named anybody and shamed anybody because the persons involved belong to all the political sides and across the spectrum of our society," he said.
