President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), KNUST Chapter, Professor Eric Abavare, has launched a scathing attack on President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of lacking sincerity in his approach to tackling illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

Speaking to Citi News, Prof.

Abavare did not mince words, describing the president's posture as deceptive. "Mr.

President, I do not want to use the word that you are a conman, but from the actions so far, it is evident that you are a conman. "You are a conman in the sense that the alacrity and pragmatism with which you exhibited prior to the election are not the same," he charged.