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Blue Water Guards programme failing in fight against galamsey – Akwasi Konadu
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The Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Akwasi Konadu, has criticised the government’s Blue Water Guards programme, describing it as a failed initiative that is negatively affecting the fight against illegal mining.
In a press statement posted on his social media pages, the former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources said the arrest of nine Blue Water Guards at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region over allegations of bribery and impersonating personnel of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) should not be treated as an isolated disciplinary matter.
He argued that the development raised broader questions about the design, supervision and accountability of the programme, which was established to protect Ghana’s rivers and other water bodies from the effects of illegal mining.
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