The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has attributed the ongoing galamsey (illegal mining) menace to the government's interference in the operations of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Speaking at the 7th Nathan Annan Quao Lecture Series, themed "The Weberian Ideal of Political Neutrality Among Civil Servants: A Review of the Situation in Ghana," Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Dr.
Isaac Bampoe Addo, stated that if Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) were given more autonomy to perform their duties without political interference, the illegal mining issue could have been effectively addressed.
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