Galamsey: Akufo-Addo sets up 5-member ministerial committee 

As part of efforts to fight the galamsey menace, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has set up a five-member ad hoc ministerial committee.

The committee in the coming days expected to engage stakeholders to assess the government’s efforts to deal with illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey.

Recently, the damage galamsey is causing to the environment has become a contentious issue in the country with many unions and associations demanding that President Akufo-Addo declare a state of emergency.

Others are also calling for the resignation of the minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor.

In a statement issued today, September 13, Information Minister Fatimatu Abubakar, announced the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, as the chairman of the committee to be assisted by four other ministers.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme

Below is the full list.

On the instruction of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, an adhoc Ministerial committee has been set up to engage all stakeholders to assess the government’s efforts in dealing with illegal mining in Ghana.

The five-member committee is led by the

1. National Security Minister, Hon. Albert Kan-Dapaah

Other members of the committee are:

2. Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor

3. Minister for Defense, Hon. Dominic Nitiwul

4. Minister for Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions, Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah

5. Minister for information, Fatimatu Abubakar