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Galamsey: ‘The best way to deal with miners is to use snipers to shoot them’ - Joe Wise

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  • Techiman 2 years ago

    Joe Fool. Your mouth is like Ernest Owusu Bempah's anus wai. Kwasea. Your mother

  • Stitches 2 years ago

    You are stupid. Your mother's smelling vagina

  • John 2 years ago

    Joe wise is spot on. That is the only way to deal with these bandits and morons who think of only their slimy money and not tomorrow

  • Enoch 2 years ago

    You get snipers for Ghana ??? Ha ha ha ha funny people...

  • St. GHFUO: Ghana leaders are FOOLS 2 years ago

    Joe fool

  • St. GHFUO: Ghana leaders are FOOLS 2 years ago

    Who gave this idiot the name Wise? Smh my name is obeng boateng until my grandfather changed boateng to brown because of the Whiteman he was working with...

  • Rex 2 years ago

    They keep proving my point, none of them is intelligent, how? I mean why? So they can't use the forces at their disposal to stop them without hurting or killing them? SMH

  • Sampson 2 years ago

    Some of you people are very stupid, if somebody destroyed water do you people know how many people he has destroyed. Kill the idiots who are destroying the rivers

  • Blue @ the nppni gyimifoc Sampson 2 years ago

    Sampson, how many jobs did your stupid government provide for the people to do that they refused? If you are not very very foolish, u would have understood that many of them are there because of lack of jobs, so your stupid g ...
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  • Dungeon Master 2 years ago

    The proposal may seem too harsh to some, but this is the alternative: would you rather die by way of cyanide or heavy metal poisoning, or you would prefer the poisoner wasn't alive to cause your death?

  • St. GHFUO: Ghana leaders are FOOLS 2 years ago

    How can this toad be an MPhil gyimi ni wei such a fpol he advocates for the burning of c in nstruction material fo

  • Dungeon Master 2 years ago

    I agree with your name, that is, Ghana leaders are fools.

    However, I disagree with your statement that this parliamentarian's proposal is foolish. Black people only think about today and not tomorrow, and I'm being blunt ...
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  • Dogo 2 years ago

    I totally agree with Joe Wise. The only way to solve this problem once and for all is to shoot and kill the illegal miners. They are causing havoc in our communities and deserve to die for their sins. Do some of you guys unde ...
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  • Dungeon Master 2 years ago

    Excellent observation!

  • What about politicians? 2 years ago

    What about politicians who sit unconcerned and watch our river bodies get polluted? Should they also be shot? The President can order the military to stop the pollution of our river bodies but sits unconcerned.

  • Dungeon Master 2 years ago

    To answer your question on behalf of non-partisan and concerned Ghanaians, yes, those politicians should be shot.

    I have been advocating for military takeover so the NDC and NPP crooks know there's a third option, if all t ...
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  • Sam 2 years ago

    Techiman you are such an idiot
    How else do you think these people should be dealt with
    Let a military take over and if you are ordered to stop mining to see if you will continue
    People like you make me so sick
    Some Gh ...
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  • Stitches 2 years ago

    This MP is gradually becoming my role model. Snipers is even understatement. Land mines should be planted at all galamsay site. If the military will have to use aircrafts to drop bombs that is always nice way to get rid off t ...
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  • Dungeon Master 2 years ago

    I agree with you.

  • John 2 years ago

    Very true. You are spot on.

  • Emelia Sarpong 2 years ago

    Stitches has eaten a full plate of human excreta. Nobody should mind him. He is just an example of a nincompoop and an idiot talking jazz. Such a fool

  • Farouk Adamli 2 years ago

    your fathers make mistake to Name you wise you are Fool

  • Sul 2 years ago

    I NOW AGREE WITH YOU

  • Shaolin 2 years ago

    MAJORITY OF GHANAIANS ARE NOTORIOUS AND LAWLESS THEY CAN UNDERSTAND ONLY THE MILITARY LANGUAGE. FORCE SHOULD BE APPLIES WHEN PERSUASIONS SEEMS TO FAIL. DURING THE MILITARY ERA DISCIPLINE WAS COOL

  • Semantical 2 years ago

    No person with d smallest of bains in his head will attack and insult dis man. Even maggots know dat wat he said is perfect.SHOOT AND KILL OOOOOOOOOO

  • Umofia 2 years ago

    If they won’t listen just arrest them for life sentence they will stop PERIOD

  • dovi 2 years ago

    I do not support his party but anyone who disagrees with him on this one is a nation wrecker period

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  • Jesus 2 years ago

    How many jobs has Joe wise provided to the youth before making such sentence

  • Shaolin 2 years ago

    Should he creat jobs before saying the truth? Who should creat job, and what kind of jobs are those people who are greedy wanted to do? They can teal the same land they are basically destroying each day to make a living. The ...
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  • Kojo Fosu 2 years ago

    Even politicians like you haven't been shot. Galamsey is a consequence of your years of looting from Ghana.

  • Yaw 2 years ago

    You and friends who have looterd the nation kroaa are walking freely Ofui gyemie Mumu gyemie saa everywhere Ofui senseless talking kwasia kwa

  • Fiifi 2 years ago

    Oh Boy. This man again!! Lol

  • PRA? 2 years ago

    This guy is an idiot.

  • He is a lawyer 2 years ago

    Joe Wise is lawyer. He can’t say that.

  • Kobi 2 years ago

    He is wise this time

  • Abugre 2 years ago

    Shoot on sight is the response to this menance. Since they have decided to kill many by poluting rivers, they must die first.

  • Okyeniba 2 years ago

    Joewise is not wise.
    Our pproblem in Ghana now is, the two political parties couldn't advance to the level of the modern world we live in today and hence the wasteful loans and unnecessary policies and projects. The thought ...
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  • Yd 2 years ago

    Well said God will bless you Joe wise

  • Nkwa Kwame 2 years ago

    Really, Joe Wise, Nana Addo should order the military to use Snipers on the miners, infact you are indeed wise. What a foolish thing to say. If you Politicians were really doing your work well will the many youth be out there ...
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  • Ghanaman 2 years ago

    Galamsey is the singular human activity with the potential of imminent annihilation of our very existence as a society /country called Ghana. We shoot to kill a few scoundrels to save the country or dither in party political ...
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  • Ghanaman 2 years ago

    We all go down the abyss

  • KGB 2 years ago

    Don't forget that one day we can end up with leader who will line up crook and stupid politicians like you and shoot you all for failing to do your job. How can a country with an army not able protect itself from galamsyers a ...
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  • HOLY SINNER 2 years ago

    Not until today I thought this Joe wise was a bad guy but he has proven me wrong. Yes, I now know, no nonsense brave and well said. No political affiliation BULLSHIT. Yes ,shoot to kill would have long stop thus Galamsay no ...
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  • Asafo 2 years ago

    I’m with you

  • Koobi Nkwain 2 years ago

    Yes! It is the only deterrent. If indeed "water is life", Whosoever threatens water, should be treated as a murderer and must be killed. Give 2 weeks warning for every miner operating on a river or forest reserve to cease an ...
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  • Adu 2 years ago

    He is right

  • Gibson 2 years ago

    Murderers are sentenced to death and Galamseyers are murderers so why cry for them. The minimum sentence for Galamseyers should be life imprisonment.

  • Joe cofi 2 years ago

    This is FOOLISH TALK from man who has no conscience.
    He stood as independent candidate and won and was bought like a slave back into the same den he ran away from.
    Instead of suggesting a lasting solution, you want to resor ...
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  • Muhammed 2 years ago

    Joe fool say weything?

  • Araba 2 years ago

    I agree with you 10000000%

  • Ogyam 2 years ago

    For politicians like Joe Wise you need a firing squad.

  • Nana Abrokwah SA 2 years ago

    You can't do that, there's no Law in Ghana that says you must shoot and kill someone, whether he or she is criminal or murderer.
    Those politicians are stealing the money for the development and to create jobs for the youth, ...
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  • Dungeon Master 2 years ago

    Are you a participant or have a relative who participates in this galamsey nuisance?

    While there are no laws in Ghana supporting what the minister is proposing, it is a step in the right direction. The Blackman can only th ...
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  • Okomfor 2 years ago

    Foolish Joe fool , pass a law that will lead to doing that , I can see he has some people he wants to kill. Have we become a banana republic?arrest them prosecute them , change the laws on illegal mining , let illegal mining ...
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  • Kwaku 2 years ago

    Spot on and we'll said ,shot to kill policy thsts the language they understand!!!!

  • Asempa 2 years ago

    This man paaa. The moment you shot someone without weapons naaa dem go arrest you. ICC sef go fi arrest you for saying this

  • Me 2 years ago

    For the first time I support Joe wise. Shot n kill is the way forward

  • Kojo 2 years ago

    These wicked galaxy are killing people in their numbers after all t he called they still hide and do it. What is the solutions you those insulting him. I don't support shooting but I can't wrap my mind on the best way to deal ...
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  • Sam 2 years ago

    I salute you sir
    The power must be given to you
    Unfortunately your boss is a stooge and brain dead

  • Wrong approach 2 years ago

    Joe "worst" isnt the pit even sniping them? The best approach was to give them a 2 week moratorium to fully evacuate to quarantine them at registered places, if it elapses, you make a follow up and give them a one week altima ...
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  • Wrong approach 2 years ago

    Joe "worst" isnt the pit even sniping them? The best approach was to give them a 2 week moratorium to fully evacuate to quarantine them at registered places, if it elapses, you make a follow up and give them a one week altima ...
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  • Yeboah 2 years ago

    Joe Wise, deny you don't operate a gold dealership shop at Awiankwanta.

  • Congoman 2 years ago

    But their activities are killing people's silently and if they are also killed, they will refrain killer activities. An eye for an eye. Such stupidity should not be encouraged because searching for money you poisoned people t ...
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  • Nana 2 years ago

    Joe Wise has watched too many American movies, and now he can't tell fiction from reality. Hahaha

  • WED 2 years ago

    Our educational system is part of these problems. All but few of those illigal miners are graduates of different kind. But what we are being taught can't be used to some thing to get money to solve our own problems talkles ...
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  • Amanor USA 2 years ago

    No, please assign a military helicopter to each of the 5 major rivers and their main tributaries with some smaller bumbs that can be throne at any mining camp and excavator or chamfan on those water bodies. This will ...
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  • WED 2 years ago

    Our educational system is part of these problems. All but few of those illigal miners are graduates of different kind. But what we are being taught can't be used to do some thing to get money to solve our own problems talk ...
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  • Akwadaa Nyame 2 years ago

    WONTUMI aka Antwi Boasiako aka Akonta GALAMSEY should be the first to be shot. Actually he must be arrested ASAP and send to TESHIE RANGE for the needful to be done

  • Otafre gya 2 years ago

    Only a fool will oppose what the deputy speaker is saying. How are we going to deal with such idiots? They must be killed cos babies are born with a lot of deformity but that one you fools said nothing. Kill them all!!!

  • PK 2 years ago

    I support this approach 1 trillion percent.

  • HOW WELL DID YOU SERVED?? MAHAMA? INCOMPETENT . 2 years ago

    I HAVE SAID IT, SHOOT AND KILL ANYONE WHO DESTROYED OUR WATERS AND LANDS. SIMPLE, JUST3 MONTHS. IT WILL STOP.

  • Virus 2 years ago

    For once I agree 100 percent with Joe Wise. If it happens that way the big men will not get people to destroy our water bodies for them to use the monies to chill with small small girls in Dubai and what have you

  • Patoo 2 years ago

    And the best way to stop corruption is what? Ooooooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!!!!!!!!! mother Ghana.

  • Abu 2 years ago

    I agree with him they should pass the law now we need action not talking.

  • Augustina Quayson 2 years ago

    Hmm Joe Wise, please the miners should not be killed.Please they are doing mining because there are no jobs.They are hungry and they are doing mining to eat.We who are working, every month we collect our salaries ...
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  • Rex 2 years ago

    Well said, but, let's start piloting it from Asante Bekwai and see how many of your family members, who will fall victim.

  • Rex 2 years ago

    From a tro tro mate to 2nd deputy speaker, mention the no of jobs, you have created for your constituents

  • HENRY, SPAIN 2 years ago

    CRAZY TALKING. SHOOT TO KILL WHO? THIS IS AN INTERNAL ISSUE AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA. JUST TALKING WITHOUT SENSE IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY. TO USE THE MILITARY FOR THEM, FOR WAR AND NOT THEIR JOB TO HANDLE GALAMSEY . IF THE ...
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  • Ahiatsadu Ernest 2 years ago

    Foolish man like that did some body kill you guys when you looting from the state ?you guys are the problem

  • Nana Safro 2 years ago

    That is the language the evil Blacks doers understand. Shoot them not jail. They have destroyed Ghana with so-called Chiefs and the devils Chinese.

  • Augustina Quayson 2 years ago

    Please the government should not permit mining in our rivers or mining near river bodies.The Ghana navy or a body specially created for that purpose should patrol our rivers to ensure that mining is not done in r ...
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  • Flint 2 years ago

    Those with the so-called licenses and those who issued them without due diligence are the worst culprits. Thus the president is the No1 culprit

  • Silk 2 years ago

    What about gentle criminals and formally dressed nation wreckers of your sort, tell us.

  • OZYMANDIAS 2 years ago

    That is the only language recalcitrant Ghanaians understand. You to kill, not maim, just ten of them, and that will end the fight against Galamsey. Joe Wise is right.

  • OSAFO KANTANKA 2 years ago

    I wholeheartedly agree with Joe Wise. The first time I heard something from him that is reassuring. These Galamsey operators should be SHOT on sight. They are terrorists in disguise. I suspect this to be a planned attack on ...
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  • Nana Akua 2 years ago

    I AGREE WITH JOE I SUPPORT JOE. NOW LET THE JOBLESS GUYs INSULT ME. Galamsey. Is destroying the waters in Ghana foolish boys and girls with small brains

  • Kwaku 2 years ago

    What an idiot

  • Joe Fool, 2 years ago

    Nnan bi ab.

  • Truth teller 2 years ago

    I'm in total agreement with your suggestions. Those people are animals. Shot to kill those animals destroying the environment.

  • inercycl 2 years ago

    because when they're arrested they can't be prosecuted, right? Vigilantism has no place in democratic societies, Joe foolish!

  • ABONSAM FIREMAN, TOOTING BROADWAY, LONDON. 2 years ago

    JOE FOOL, LET UR VIGILANTE TURNED MASKED GOONS IN ARMY UNIFORM GO AND SHOOT AND KILL MIREKU DUKER, WONTUMI, BISSUE, GRACE GYAMFUA, EKOW EWUSI, LAUD COMMEY AND ALL THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINALS IN GHANA!!! KWASEA, NKWASEA ...
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  • Local Chief 2 years ago

    Mr. Wise is anything but wise. And what is the best way to deal with corrupt politicians???

  • scary 2 years ago

    i agree with him.In congo and drc they implement shoot ro kill policy.That will deter them.

  • Old Soldier 2 years ago

    Very well said joe wise burning of equipment will not stop them going back than shoot to kill. Joe wise is a skill at arms instructor in parliament..

  • GhanaboyYour 2 years ago

    Foolish talk. Why didnt u shoot to kill those ofyour dishonorable collegues invovoled in double dipping ie collecting double salaries?

  • Kzg 2 years ago

    Correct for 100 points.

  • Kk Kumasi 2 years ago

    Idiocracy in leadership at its peak in this npp government.

  • Bretuoba Kofi Frimpong Boateng 2 years ago

    Sound very deadly but will stop it in one week so let’s try it and see. We are corrupt so such strategies are best suited for us.

  • H Aborbi 2 years ago

    Is this not summary justice? It is really sad that our so-called leaders have allowed this problem to get this far. Which group of wrongdoers will be next to be shot.

  • Hilla 2 years ago

    Joe IDIOT

  • E. Amponsah 2 years ago

    Ghanaians are hypocrites. How can you stop them if there is no consequences to their actions. I m surely in support with Joe Wise approach. These guys are killing others with chemicals and destroying our natural resources. So ...
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  • Ochee-Do-Chee 2 years ago

    DITTO, THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I THINK GHANAIANS SHOULD DEAL WITH THE EXECUTIVES AND THE PARLIAMENTARIANS! USELESS BUNCH OF BUFFOONS!!

  • Good idea 2 years ago

    Kill or be killed is the language they speak.

  • Sniper 1 2 years ago

    Oh my friend Joe Wise, is this how politics has reduced you to? If the law enforcement bodies are to shoot and kill law breakers in this country, which of the politicians in Ghana would be alive by now?
    Let’s think before ...
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  • Solomon London 2 years ago

    What about the chiefs who sold the land for them to do Galamsey ? Is true that Ghanaian we are fool's go to China they will never give you a piece of land to build a house and they are here in Ghana destroy our land and our w ...
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  • Dallas 2 years ago

    Kwasea man. The only suggestion you can put out is this. These kind of people call themselves MPs.

  • Dallas 2 years ago

    NPP ne gyimii

  • Osei mensah bonsu 2 years ago

    Same npp snipers will go behind to take money and inform them in advance of their operations. Eiii u can't trust anything npp

  • Kk 2 years ago

    I side with you

  • Ofori 2 years ago

    Tell ex- president Kufuor to condemn galamsayers. He is part Ghana’s problems. Posterity will judge all of us in this country.

  • Nana Kese, Newark, New Jersey 2 years ago

    Perfect..these guys will not spot..the government must use brute force to stop them...if only the military will need to command and shoot only 5 people..all these guys will return home and we shall have the waters as clean as ...
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  • Truth will finish off lies 2 years ago

    Then no NPP foot soldier would be left to vote for Bawumia because they are the ones doing galamsey