{"id":335338,"date":"2017-07-10T14:36:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=335338"},"modified":"2017-07-10T14:36:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:36:50","slug":"im-not-too-surprised-about-uncovered-spying-device-amewu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=335338","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m not too surprised about uncovered &#8216;spying&#8217; device &#8211; Amewu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that he is not &#8220;too surprised&#8221; about the discovery of a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/10\/hidden-spying-device-uncovered-in-amewus-office\/\"><span style=\"color: #666699; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>\u00a0hi<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>dden audio visual device<\/strong> <\/span>in his office at the Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is quite shocking. It is a caution for us to be careful in the environment we are working in. I am not too surprised; but it is an interesting thing that has been uncovered,&#8221; the Minister said.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;3yLP9rb6NLLwjnTCdYRSPH6OeprV5WDM&#8221;]\u201cThe fight against illegal mining is a presidential directive. The President gave this directive that we must keep the environment. And I am not doing this alone. I am doing it with other sectoral Ministers so it is a caution that we should be extra careful,\u201d Mr. Amewu added.<\/p>\n<p>The device, according to the Minister, was discovered after a screening process at the Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>It is however unclear who planted the device there, when it was installed and for what purpose, although the National Security Ministry has began investigations into it.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister, who has been championing the fight against illegal mining since he assumed his role, has taken some drastic measures, including placing a six-month ban on small scale mining to sanitize the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Many Ghanaians survive on illegal mining activities, which is also backed by some traditional authorities, politicians and other influential persons in society.<\/p>\n<p>The fight against the menace, is therefore considered quite complicated, due to the widespread interests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EfeAnsah\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @EfeAnsah<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s) [0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs'); \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that he is not &#8220;too surprised&#8221; about the discovery of a\u00a0\u00a0hidden audio visual device in his office at the Ministry. \u201cIt is quite shocking. It is a caution for us to be careful in the environment we are working in. 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