The National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), , has stated that President never promised to end illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, within the first 120 days of his presidency.
In an interview on Channel One TV, monitored by GhanaWeb on Thursday, May 8, 2025, Vanderpuye explained that the galamsey menace cannot be resolved in just a few months. "His contract with Ghanaians cannot be fully executed within 120 days.
Every reasonable person should understand that when a government says, 'I will end galamsey,' it is not an event, it is a process," he remarked.
The former lawmaker noted that civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) involved in the fight against galamsey have acknowledged the government's intensified efforts. "The colour of our rivers has not changed because they cannot change in just 120 days, no matter what you do.
