Western Regional Minister criticises police officers for accepting bribes from illegal miners

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  • Kojo Sams. 7 months ago

    Good work of Mr. Minister Nelson of Western Region of Ghana Republic.

  • Adams 7 months ago

    These political leaders you are fighting a loosing battle. Any security personnel sent to these sites will be compromised. It is a fact. Why don't your Mahama declare a state of emergency in these illegal sites for one year f ...
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  • Adams 7 months ago

    ** we are fed up...**

  • Maame 7 months ago

    We're you in ggatthe past eight years? Your Akuffo Addo himself was a galamsey kingpin. He turned his eye The other way while enjoying bribes. At least the current government is making some moves -arrestin and confiscating ...
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  • Nzulu 7 months ago

    Spot on!
    The Minister himself is corrupt.
    Which Ghanaian would not accept a bribe in a situation like that? He must also drive in a good car.

  • Jack 7 months ago

    Sack them at once. We resetting Ghana

  • One 7 months ago

    Kumawu Police Department mainly relies on poor drivers on the road for their daily meals. I guess their monthly salary from the government goes directly to their wives and side chicks.
    I really feel bad for our governme ...
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  • Nana Saffro 7 months ago

    The galamsey can be stopped within two weeks. President Trump was able to stopped open borders because he had the Nation interest for the public good. It appears we Black peoples are not interested in developing our country. ...
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  • Kwaata 7 months ago

    Just talk to your party executives they are the kingpins of
    this brutal crime

  • Nyameba 7 months ago

    Good job Mr Regional Minister, We as a country will suffer due to food poisoning so this is the time we should be very serious about galamsey rather than politicizing this issue. The soldiers should be allowed to step in with ...
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  • DDT 7 months ago

    Interior minister asked IGP to transfer officers in order to stop this nonsense. What is he waiting for?

  • Jay Swiss 7 months ago

    Tell the president to ban GALAMSEY activities totally. If a law is passed, then citizens will support the government to tackle this problem with their respective strengths and patriotism. Ban GALAMSEY, ban on GALAMSEY is the ...
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  • Kwam 7 months ago

    Hmmm this galamsey issue is a very difficult one.
    All the critical stakeholders have been compromised. The police, the military, politicians, chiefs , etc. So unless we get a very no nonsense approach we will not win this f ...
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  • Laudospag@yahoo.com 7 months ago

    It's true that many of the police officers in the western Region had been compromised especially police officers at Esiama, Nkroful and Aiyinasi stations in the Ellembelle District. I know police officers who own many of thes ...
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  • Laudospag@yahoo.com 7 months ago

    It's true that many of the police officers in the western Region had been compromised especially police officers at Esiama, Nkroful and Aiyinasi stations in the Ellembelle District. I know police officers who own many of thes ...
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  • Catherine Juwle 7 months ago

    The same police officers are the people who guide the galamseyers to continue destroying our forest after taken huge sum of monies from them