How Ghanaians reacted to Annoh Dompreh's 'NDC polluted more water bodies than NPP' statement

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency in the Eastern Region, Frank Annoh Dompreh, who doubles as the Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has caused great environmental damage through illegal mining than the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He said, “If we are to investigate both sides of the house, you had the opportunity to rule this country before, I can tell you, you polluted the water more than us.”

He made this assertion during an emergency parliamentary sitting on August 4, 2024.

His statement resulted from the issue of illegal mining, popularly referred to as "galamsey," that sparked an intense debate during the sitting.

His remarks have attracted reactions from netizens due to the adverse effects of the illegal trade on the environment and to water bodies.

One X user said “This is high treason. Why the (sic) is NPP still comparing their bad deeds to the NDC who left power eight years ago? These learned leaders are making education very useless. Useless political parties always comparing who did more damage than the other without solving the problem.

"I don't even understand, why compare, Ghanaians said they are not doing well as a government, as matter of fact NPP convinced as that NDC were incompetent, it been almost 8yrs and you are still comparing yourself with the people you said they incompetent, they take as for a joke," another user stated.

Another also said, "Africa politicians belong to the same Whatapp group. They are not different from the other especially west Africa."

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Read some of the reactions below:

This is high treason. Why the fvck is NPP still comparing their bad deeds to the NDC who left power either years ago? These learned leaders are making education very useless. Useless political parties always comparing who did more damage than the other without solving the…

— Ibrah Addo (@AIbraAddo) September 3, 2024

Hahahaha NPP are always seeking equalization after they have failed miserably to address the problems. You promised to address galamsey. We ended up having people like Kate Gyamfua, Wontumi, John Boadu, Charles Bissue, Ekow Ewusi and other top functionaries of this government…

— Alhaji Suwari (@a_suwari) September 3, 2024

How these people do not see the effects of their words baffles me sometimes

How can one make such a comment and still feel comfortable in which ever capacity he or she is in. Ghana! 🤦🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/c0WOi7I5jl

— Perloo🇬🇭 (@PerlooOP) September 3, 2024

These are the people in charge of Ghana, the same people who want you to queue for hours in December to give them more power. https://t.co/4hU5EdbBHN

— Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) September 3, 2024

A country called Ghana💔💔💔

Instead of solving the problem at hand , they are rather pointing fingers at each other OMG💔 https://t.co/wkbQNQtOLh

— Mr President ⚡ (@Dessy_kaye) September 3, 2024

Those involved in the galamsey business are sitting in the supposed emergency meeting https://t.co/pXivELg2zP

— Kobby 💫 (@Quabena_Edwin) September 3, 2024

What is really wrong with these people in leadership positions? We dont care who messed up more than the other. We want solutions and not finger pointing. Cant we just be forward thinking for once? Ah charley… saying someone did worse so ur mess up is better is just stupid https://t.co/TF7eRdfiab

— oopsy (@_Christola) September 3, 2024

Ladies and gentlemen, look at the leaders we chose for ourselves

Instead of looking for solutions, they’re rather busy trading blames https://t.co/bGO14vKXd6

— JHAsareKuma™🤍🕊️ (@JHAsareKuma) September 3, 2024

Herh! The emergency parliamentary session this? https://t.co/rhpOI4nE9i

— Noah E. Tetteh (@NoahAdamtey) September 3, 2024

Frank Annoh Dompreh😂

kro ben kraa nie? https://t.co/MgSiQ33ORd

— KOFTOWN DBEE🇬🇭𓃵 (@iam_danny18) September 3, 2024

#StopGalamseyNow https://t.co/swGlWGkYNF pic.twitter.com/RbEc9725Eu

— Evans Amewugah #chiefamey (@EVANSAMEWUGAH) September 4, 2024

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