General News of Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
The political activist finds it ridiculous, claims by Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, minister for environment, science, technology & innovation who doubles as chairperson for the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) that most of the excavators that were seized from illegal miners are missing.
While commenting on figures attributed to former lands and natural resources minister, John-Peter Amewu, that a total of 500 excavators were seized in the fight against galamsey, Prof. Frimpong-Boateng in an interview on Joy FM said “it was far lower than the 500 put out” but added that some of the machines were nowhere to be found.
“That was not the case. We were told that 500 had been seized and given to the district assemblies. But later on, when we out to check, the figure was far less than that.
“That was the case in most of the areas so we sent people out there to talk to the district assemblies and we got Vanguard involved and most of them had disappeared,” he disclosed.
Kwame Asare Obeng (A Plus) reacting to the post referenced the controversy surrounding the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) 47 million cedis guinea fowl and afforestation contract with Asongtaba Cottage Industries under the John Mahama-led administration, taunting that the seat of government, like the guinea fowls and excavators, will disappear.
“Akonfem disappeared, Aboboyaa disappeared; now excavators have also vamoosed into thin air. One day, Flagstaff house will disappear na asa,” sarcastic A Plus said in a post.