The former Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC), Nana Akomea, has sharply criticised the ruling (NDC) for what he perceives as their inaction in addressing illegal mining activities, popularly known as "galamsey." Giving his assessment of the government's performance in the fight against galamsey, Nana Akomea boldly stated that the current administration has "failed woefully." Speaking on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" on July 1, 2025, Nana Akomea slammed the government, recalling how the NDC had strongly accused the former (NPP)-led administration of failing to address the menace of illegal mining and had urged the public to vote them out.
However, he noted that the current government has equally failed to act decisively on its promises to combat the issue. "On the issue of galamsey, the government has failed woefully in its fight.
They claim our [NPP] efforts were not enough and called on Ghanaians to vote us out, so they can eradicate it once in power," Akomea asserted. "Now that they have been in power for 6 months, they are now setting up taskforces and river guards.
They specifically mentioned their plans on how they were going to deal with galamsey if voted into power and even criticized the then government but are now doing the opposite," he added.
