Cadman Mills, brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has reiterated his strong stance on intensifying the fight against illegal mining activities.

According to him, he will not be cowed into silence on issues that concern the nation, specifically “galamsey”.

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The economist refuted claims from critics that criticising the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, of which he is a member, makes him disloyal.

He explained in a strongly worded X post on September 22, 2025, that speaking out creates space for debate and increases the chances of citizen-centered policies being adopted.

“You are not "disloyal" because you criticise your political party's policies and sometimes with passion. A political party is not (and should not be) a monolith. In speaking against your party's policies, you encourage debate and increase the chances of better policies being adopted.

“I refuse to be silenced on galamsey (on other policies), because of: (1) the patently false claim that I was silent on the misdeeds of the previous government in mining (I wrote volumes) or (2) that as a "party elder" I should not publicly express my disagreements with my party's policies. I am a party member and elderly (very elderly) but I am not "a party elder". Those (muzzled) creatures belong the party's "council of elders",” he wrote.

The statesman had earlier criticised President John Dramani Mahama over the country's fight against illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey”.

In a post shared on Sunday, September 14, 2025, Atta Mills pointed out that “galamsey” is killing Ghanaians and must be stopped as a matter of urgency.

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He indicated that the health of Ghanaians cannot be traded off for the economic success seen in the eight months of the John Dramani Mahama administration.

Read his post below;

YOU ARE NOT "DISLOYAL" BECAUSE YOU CRITICIZE YOUR POLITICAL PARTY'S POLICIES AND SOMETIMES WITH PASSION. A POLITICAL PARTY IS NOT (AND SHOULD NOT BE) A MONOLITH. IN SPEAKING AGAINST YOUR PARTY'S POLICIES, YOU ENCOURAGE DEBATE AND INCREASE THE CHANCES OF BETTER POLICIES BEING…

— Cadman Atta Mills (@CadmanAttaMills) September 22, 2025