The acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC), Sofo Tanko Computer, has clarified that the government's commitment to ending galamsey with a renewed sense of urgency is not to end mining in the country entirely.
According to him, the renewed spirit with which the government is committed to fighting galamsey is targeted at those involved in illegal mining activities in water bodies, banks of rivers and forest reserves.
He clarified while speaking on Metrov TV, saying the government has become increasingly worried about the wanton destruction of water bodies and forest reserves across the country through illegal mining activities.
The destruction of the environment witnessed almost every day across many parts of the country, he explained, is what has renewed the urgency with which the government is going to tackle illegal mining activities in the country in the coming days. "We cannot stop mining in Ghana.
