According to him, the timing for the calls on the government to tackle galamsey is politically suicidal, even though the menace has resulted in the destruction of the country's water bodies, farmlands, and critical forest cover, posing an existential threat to the nation.
Illegal mining activities in some parts of Ghana Pulse Ghana Speaking on Atinka TV, Akpaloo drew a similarity between the situation the NPP government finds itself in currently and what it encountered in 2008 under the leadership of John Agyekum Kufuor.
He recalled how some drivers and other road users were arrested in Kumasi for road offences, which, in his view, left NPP supporters disappointed, leading to their decision to vote against the party and partly causing its loss of power.
Kofi Akpaloo stated, "Only a president who is foolish or has mental issues would stop galamsey two months before elections." This comment was made during an interview, a video of which is circulating on social media and attracting numerous mixed reactions.