The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says it’ll take between five to ten years to win the fight against illegal mining (galamsey).
Speaking on the Breakfast Show on GTV on Tuesday, he said “I must admit that we are not out of the woods yet. We have not achieved the desired results yet. Indeed, we do not have a full grip on the issue of illegal small-scale mining in the country yet. It may take some 4 to 10 years to completely nip the menace in the bud.”
“Nevertheless, we also have to admit that we have made considerable gains, and we have got to a point where we can reasonably be encouraged that the proper framework and the building blocks have been put in place to deal with this age-old menace.”
He, however, stressed that the government had made some considerable gains in its fight against the menace.
“Government has been able to put in place the necessary reforms to regulate the mining sector.”
“I am referring to the process of acquiring license for small-scale mining, a platform for doing so, inspectorate division of the Minerals Commission, among others. Though we have not arrived at the point we seek to reach, we have so far made substantial progress.”
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