In a statement issued by IPG in the media, the think tank believes if the galamsey fight is left for only the party in power to deal with, little progress would be made."Over the years, the fight against galamsey has been left for only the party in power.
Opposition parties have not been part of the fight, and this is the main reason behind the failures witnessed in this fight" the statement said.IPG noted that when government or the party in power is determined to root out galamsey, the opposition takes advantage of it and campaigns against the ruling party, thereby affecting the measures put in place to fight the menace.
With the benefit of hindsight, the party in government would be hesitant in decisively dealing with galamsey at this material moment for fear of losing seats in these constituencies" While IPG believes that the calls from organized labour, the clergy and all other groups on President Akufo-Addo to ban mining activities in all its forms may not be bad, it also believes a different approach must be adopted in the fight against galamsey now."The calls on President Akufo-Addo to ban mining activities in all their forms may not be bad, but that is not the best way to handle it.
It should involve the flagbearer of the NDC and the leadership of the party to commit to the fight by signing a pact, to be supervised by all these groups calling on the government to ban mining.
That is the only way we shall have a true sense of purpose and commitment to fight galamsey" According to IPG, all hands must be on deck if the country is to be able to fight and root out galamsey.