National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, says the Akufo-Addo-led administration's efforts to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, were unfairly weaponised and used against the government for political gain.
Speaking on the maiden edition of Prime Insight on Joy Prime on Saturday, August 16, Mr Mustapha described galamsey as a deep-rooted problem that existed long before today's politics. "I dare say the fight against galamsey has proven quite a very stubborn one that has unfortunately plunged the nation into grief beyond all the shenanigans and the politics.
It didn't start now.
This menace has been around for a very long time," he said.
