Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam Nartey George, has described as "unfair" the expectation that President John Mahama should have resolved the country's illegal mining challenge-commonly known as galamsey-within just 96 days of returning to office.
In an interview on Channel One TV on Monday, April 14, Mr George said although efforts are underway to curb the menace, it is unrealistic to expect a complete solution to a problem that has existed for nearly a decade.
He argued that it was unreasonable to expect President Mahama to fix such a complex issue in a matter of weeks, especially when the previous administration, led by Nana Akufo-Addo, had eight years but failed to resolve it.
Responding to criticism over his past comments on galamsey, Mr George addressed remarks he made during Akufo-Addo's presidency, in which he said, "the President at the time, (former President Akufo-Addo) could have dealt with galamsey in a week because he was Commander-in-Chief." Clarifying the context, he stated:"When I made those comments about President Akufo-Addo, I didn't make those comments at the beginning of his term.
