{"id":340939,"date":"2017-08-01T06:30:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=340939"},"modified":"2017-08-01T06:30:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:30:52","slug":"anti-galamsey-task-force-wont-beat-ghanaians-amewu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/08\/anti-galamsey-task-force-wont-beat-ghanaians-amewu\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-galamsey task force won\u2019t \u2018beat\u2019 Ghanaians – Amewu"},"content":{"rendered":"

The anti-galamsey task force deployed to enforce the country\u2019s laws against illegal mining will not attack Ghanaians, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Peter Amewu has assured.<\/p>\n

The joint team is expected to clamp down on the illegal activity in the Ashanti, Eastern and Western Regions.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”hzDuE41xtw4rOa2DHNo6Ik7RvGfiIRga”]Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the Minister clarified that the taskforce will basically focus on enforcing laws as far as the fight against illegal mining is concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a directive with about seven ministerial committees put together to make sure that once and for all we deal with this issue. The forces that you see today will not go and beat up civilians or molest communities. There some miners still on the water bodies so they are going to enforce the laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are going there to explain issues and make sure they take them out of their various areas of operation. They have done a lot of cognisance operation and it is based on that they were deployed today so I am not sure they are going to use brutal force on Ghanaians but they are rather helping to make sure that we live up to our expectation in making sure they adhere strictly to the directive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deployment, named \u201cOperation Vanguard” is to enforce the country\u2019s laws against the illegal practice which has devastated the country\u2019s land and water resources.<\/p>\n

This is a major step in the fight against the illegal activity that has affected most of Ghana\u2019s land and water resources.<\/p>\n

Many have expressed the belief that the involvement of the military in stopping illegal mining popularly known as galamsey, will achieve more results.<\/p>\n

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Dominic Nitiwul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even before the taskforce begins its work, the Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul has cautioned persons planning on daring the joint team to refrain from doing so.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cit will not be in your interest to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dominic Nitiwul in an address at the launch of the anti-galamsey operation coded \u201coperation vanguard\u201d said the state was behind the task force hence the team must not be challenged.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will make it straight to the people who are daring the task-force not to do that because the country is behind the task force. Don\u2019t dare them. It will not be in your interest to dare them\u2026 They will do everything and anything to make this mission a success,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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