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We'll 'blow up' seized galamsey excavators

Berlinda Entsie

Any earth-moving equipment seized by the state from illegal small-scale miners must be “blown up”

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According to him, more than 60% of the earth-moving equipment brought into this country end up being used for galamsey purposes.

He adds that he prefers the blowing up of seized equipment rather than keeping them.

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“How do you take cocaine and say you are keeping it? You must destroy it for the public to see that it is a wrong thing. What is happening is not different from an illegal trade.”

Mr Amewu, who has given a three-week ultimatum to the galamseyers to cease all operations or get flushed out, said the Akufo-Addo government has a three-pronged strategy toward dealing with the menace.

“…We’ve started with diplomatic talks with the various foreign countries involved in it. That will be followed by a media and public advocacy which will continue for about five years.

READ ALSO:Government response to galamsey “abysmal” – group

What is going to follow this advocacy and the diplomatic approach is going to be a combative and militant approach to get them out of their areas of operation,” he explained.

Berlinda Entsie Berlinda Entsie Berlinda Entsie a reporter at Pulse.com.gh/bi/. She reports on all your business related issues and always ready to promote your business through amazing reportage.

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