The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has outlined the government's immediate plans to combat illegal mining in the Suaman Dadieso constituency and other affected areas.
He made this statement in response to a query raised from the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suaman Dadieso Constituency, Frederick Addy, on Friday, June 20, 2025, regarding the ministry's efforts to combat illegal mining in the constituency, following a tragic incident on March 14, 2025, where two lives were lost in a 'galamsey' pit at Karlo.
According to him, the ministry has collaborated with the district assemblies to fish out the "faceless" individuals involved in the illegal mining to make sure they are held accountable, punished and require to rehabilitate the areas they have destroyed in order to serve as a lesson to others. "Those faceless people who engage in illegal mining are unknown and so we will continue to work with the district authorities to apprehend them and make sure they are punished and also make sure we will get them to recover these areas and will continue to do so," he asserted.
The minister also mentioned that, the ministry is actively undertaking efforts to restore degraded lands and replant vegetation in areas impacted by the galamsey activities. "Immediate measures are being put in place to curb that menace, the government is engaging is reclamation and revegetation program of the illegally mined out areas in the constituency and other affected areas to avaoid such occurrences," he noted.
