The National Organiser of the ruling (NDC), , has called on President to suspend all security operations aimed at fighting illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking on the recent clash between an anti-illegal mining taskforce and residents of Bonteso, Yamin accused members of the various security taskforces engaged in anti-galamsey operations of extorting money from illegal miners instead of combating the menace. "I am telling the President of the Republic, His Excellency , that as a matter of urgency, he should order a stop to any mining operations being carried out," he said. "What the taskforces are doing can never be said to be fighting illegal mining but rather extorting money and creating problems.
So, the President must order the IGP and the Interior Minister that whichever taskforce is on the field, they should immediately halt all the operations," he added.
He questioned the modus operandi of the taskforce, stressing that there is a need for consultations and sensitisation for the fight against galamsey to be effective.
