Former Member of Parliament for Upper Denkyira West, Benjamin Kofi Ayeh, has dismissed calls for the outright ban on mining in forest reserves.
Despite pressure from civil society groups and a section of the public for an immediate ban on small-scale mining, the former legislator insists that such a move would adversely affect miners who are undertaking their activities legitimately.
He argued that mining can be regularised in a similar fashion as cocoa farmers do in their engagements with the governing body, COCOBOD.
Speaking to GhanaWeb in an exclusive interview on April 16, 2025, he explained that mining could be done within the confines of the law with the right guidance to restore sanity within the mineral extraction space.
