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The government has every intention and the resolve\u00a0to see the fight against illegal mining to the desired end, President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving begun it, we are not turning back until we make sure that our future is protected,\u201d the President stressed during an address to the Ghanaian community in Belgium on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”N1ksEVd47bxva33KQaQoyAyDLqXrMTIq”]He was speaking ahead of the conduct of the meetings of the United Nation\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals Advocates Group of Eminent Personalities.<\/p>\n

Ghana currently has a six-month ban on\u00a0small-scale mining as part of efforts to end illegal mining and its degrading effects on the environment.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo acknowledged that, Ghana has long been a country of mineral deposits and the exploitation of minerals, hence, there was no vendetta against small-scale miners, some of who are aggrieved<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0by the upsurge in attempts to protect the environment from the ills of mining.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not trying to ban mining in Ghana. We cannot do that. The mineral deposits in our country are part of our heritage, and are meant to be exploited for the benefit of this and future generations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mining will not compromise country’s future<\/strong><\/p>\n

However,\u00a0the President was adamant that his administration\u00a0will not \u201callow the mining to compromise the future of our country, compromise our environment and destroy and pollute our water bodies. If we do that, we will wake up tomorrow with no country to live in.”<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we have identified illegal small-scale mining as the target for the fight against galamsey. We want to make sure that not only do we stop it, but the people who are involved in it find alternative employment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo also noted that, there are proposals which are in the pipeline, which includes using former illegal miners to reclaim the lands, as well as offering them incentives to go into farming.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, is heading a Cabinet Committee which is identifying alternative sources of livelihood for persons involved in illegal mining activities.<\/p>\n

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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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