Ken Ashigbey warns galamsey fight will fail without end to political interference

Convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Dr Ken Ashigbey, has criticised both the previous and current governments over what he describes as their inability to confront politically connected individuals involved in illegal mining, warning that the country's fight against galamsey will fail unless political interference ends.

Speaking on the Joy Super Morning Show on July 16, Mr Ashigbey said successive governments have failed to demonstrate the political will needed to tackle illegal mining head-on, accusing political actors of shielding their supporters instead of enforcing the law.

According to him, allegations that illegal miners linked to the previous administration have simply been replaced by those aligned with the current government point to a deeper problem of political interference.