Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam George, has called for an uncompromising national action against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
According to him, the death of the late Defence Minister, Dr Kofi Omane Boamah, along with seven other persons in the line of duty, should serve as a call to action.
Speaking on Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Tuesday, August 12, Mr George reaffirmed his personal and political resolve to intensify the fight against galamsey, describing it as a non-negotiable national emergency. "My belief and resolve in the fight against galamsey is as strong as it has ever been," the Minister declared. "I lost my big brother, Kofi Omane Boamah, and seven other sons of our land because of galamsey.
The least we can do in their memory is to wage an all-out war on it." Highlighting the late Defence Minister's unwavering commitment to the cause, Mr George revealed that the former Defence Minister had a long-standing aversion to flying, but broke that habit solely for a mission against illegal mining. "Omane had refused to sit in helicopters or planes since he became Defence Minister.
