The Institute for Progressive Governance (IPG) has expressed dismay at the hypocrisy of the pro-NDC group, Democracy Hub, which has been demonstrating against illegal mining operations over its silence on the same issue when the NDC was in power and the practice was in full swing.
In a statement issued by the think tank to the press, IPG expressed concern about the double standards of the group in its approach to the fight against illegal mining operations in the country. "We find it quite strange the reasons informing the group's decision to hit the streets of Accra.
Key among the reasons for the demonstration is the seeming failure of the government to root out illegal mining operations across the country.
While IPG is fully in support of the calls on the government and other stakeholders to ensure that illegal mining operations, popularly called '', are reduced to the barest minimum if not eradicated in their entirety, we also find it quite puzzling the level of hypocrisy underpinning the issues of galamsey by the pressure group," the statement reads in part. , according to IPG, has been a cancerous phenomenon that has plagued the very existence of Ghanaians, as their activities have led to the devastation of forests, pollution of water bodies, and the depletion of our natural resources.