Security analyst Professor Kwasi Aning has issued a powerful and emotional appeal to President John Mahama, urging him to make good on his promise to fight illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, and reclaim the environment before leaving office.
Speaking on Joy News' PM Express on Tuesday, April 8, he described the situation as a national disgrace and called on the President to demonstrate the political will to confront the crisis head-on.
His comments followed Interior Minister Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak's directive to the Inspector General of Police to immediately transfer all regional, divisional, and district police commanders stationed in mining areas.
The move, according to the minister, is meant to uproot entrenched inaction by officers who have failed to tackle the illegal mining menace despite years of deployment.
