Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, has sounded a caution over the devastating impact of irresponsible mining on the economic future of Ghana.
Sharing his thoughts on JoyNews' Newsfile on Saturday, June 21, Prof Bokpin described illegal mining as the biggest existential threat to Ghana's economic stability. "I have said that if anything will cause me to leave this country, it will be irresponsible mining," he said.
He explained that despite Ghana's reliance on its natural resources for development, the unbridled destruction of the vegetation and water bodies through certain mining activities is severely undermining the nation's long-term prospects.
In his estimation, the consequences of illegal and environmentally harmful mining has dire economic repercussions, beyond ecological degradation.
