The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, , has stated that the -led government was complicit in the fight against illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews and monitored by GhanaWeb on Friday, May 9, 2025, he reaffirmed the government's commitment to combat the galamsey menace, rejecting claims that the government has failed to take decisive actions on illegal mining.
Kwakye Ofosu recalled that one of the administration's first actions upon taking office was to revoke all mining leases believed to have been granted irregularly.
This, he said, was part of a broader effort to dismantle a system previously riddled with governmental complicity. "Government complicity was one of the reasons they (NPP) could not fight it...
