Galamsey: Ghana’s rivers cannot afford another failed experiment – Akwasi Konadu

Mr Konadu therefore questioned the continued expansion of the programme, noting that the government had announced the recruitment and deployment of an additional 452 Blue Water Guards, bringing the total number deployed to 2,069 across eight regions.

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia North and former Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Akwasi Konadu, has called on the government to urgently review the Blue Water Guards programme following allegations of bribery and impersonation involving nine of its members.

In a press statement published on his social media pages, Mr Konadu said the arrests at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region should serve as a wake-up call for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) and the government.