The Ghana Bar Affiliation has condemned the latest feedback made by Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP Frank Annoh-Dompreh concerning the air pollution of water our bodies by unlawful miners.
Throughout an emergency parliamentary sitting, Mr Annoh-Dompreh claimed that the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) had prompted extra environmental injury via unlawful mining (galamsey) actions than the New Patriotic Social gathering (NPP).
The GBA President, Yaw Acheampong Boafo, strongly criticized Annoh-Dompreh’s feedback, describing them as “irresponsible” and symptomatic of the partisan divide affecting the nation.
Mr Boafo emphasised that each difficulty ought to be tackled with a way of nationwide duty, somewhat than getting used as a instrument for scoring political factors.
The GBA President urged all stakeholders to return collectively to handle the problem of unlawful mining, which has been inflicting important injury to Ghana’s water our bodies and forest reserves.
He referred to as for a unified nationwide effort to fight the menace, somewhat than politicizing the disaster.
The GBA’s condemnation is a sign that such irresponsible feedback is not going to be tolerated and that the affiliation will proceed to advocate for accountable and patriotic management.
Unlawful mining, popularly known as galamsey, has been a serious difficulty in Ghana, with latest reviews by the media indicating that the follow has led to the destruction of a number of rivers, together with River Ankobra, River Bia, River Pra, and River Tano.
The federal government has taken a number of steps to eradicate unlawful mining, however the issue persists as a result of excessive demand for gold and different valuable minerals.
Just lately, Ghana Water Restricted (GWL) introduced extreme water provide challenges in Cape Coast, Elmina, and surrounding communities resulting from galamsey actions within the Pra River.
In a press release, GWL defined that water sources have been polluted past reasoning limits, affecting processing and distribution for home and industrial use.