The Minority on the Works and Housing Committee has called for the immediate removal of the Lands Minister and his deputies, accusing them of failing to protect Ghana’s water bodies and rivers from the devastating effects of illegal mining, known as “galamsey.”
Ranking Member on the Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, expressed the belief that the removal of the sector ministers would lead to the desired outcomes.
This he explained is because firing is the worst a minister could suffer over underperformance.
“If you have a Lands Minster and two deputies in charge of our lands and forestry and they cannot protect our mineral body, the best you can do to them is to sack them and whoever comes, we give them what the presidency intends to see so far as that area is concerned,” he said.
Mr Asamoah also pointed out that even the hometown of Deputy Lands Minister, Mireku Duker, is not spared from the galamsey menace, indicating the widespread nature of the problem.
This follows Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) expressing serious concerns about illegal mining in the Pra River, which is significantly disrupting their operations leading to a drop-in water production from 70 to 40 percent nationwide.
