President Mahama pledges to reclaim forests destroyed by galamsey

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Major 8 months ago

Wontumi should foot the bill.

Wontumi should foot the bill.
Blue Pen 8 months ago

Excellent. But we should not rush to cultivate vegetables, cocoa or any other consumable crop on those lands bcuz the heavy metals would be taken up by crops and eventually consumed. Non food crop such as Acheampong should be ...
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Excellent. But we should not rush to cultivate vegetables, cocoa or any other consumable crop on those lands bcuz the heavy metals would be taken up by crops and eventually consumed. Non food crop such as Acheampong should be plant for years to take up the heavy metals.
GPS 8 months ago

Talk is cheap Africa leaders. Do you trust in him? Look at our water bodies, lands, and vegetations. Why they don't want to use the military, and police to stop the destructions? No education can stop galamsey use the militar ...
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Talk is cheap Africa leaders. Do you trust in him? Look at our water bodies, lands, and vegetations. Why they don't want to use the military, and police to stop the destructions? No education can stop galamsey use the military to battle these animals. Only few animals are doing galamsey , use the military to finish all of them. Wise up Africa leaders. WATER IS LIFE.
Steve Kaye London 8 months ago

The drunkard is at it again. How can you reclaim the lands when you have blatantly refused to stop people from destroying same.
Look at his face, and he looks older than NANA Addo due to excessive boozing.

The drunkard is at it again. How can you reclaim the lands when you have blatantly refused to stop people from destroying same.
Look at his face, and he looks older than NANA Addo due to excessive boozing.
Goodluck 8 months ago

You will never get such intelligence person in your family including your parents

You will never get such intelligence person in your family including your parents
Pelicles. 8 months ago

Go and read Mahama's book and listen to what he said about himself before you see him as intelligent person. Also, try to understand that galamsey gained international recognition under Mills/Mahama government so, if he recla ...
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Go and read Mahama's book and listen to what he said about himself before you see him as intelligent person. Also, try to understand that galamsey gained international recognition under Mills/Mahama government so, if he reclaimed all destroyed lands, there is nothing good about it.

Under whose presidency did Aisha Huang become a household name in Ghana and what steps did that president take against that lady? Mahama is the most useless man ever to lead us, and his records are there for all to see.

He was a fierce critic of free SHS and the best he had done is to buy sanitary pads for people, and you see this toad as intelligent?
Big joe 8 months ago

Reclamation of the forest with tax payers money,what a country called Ghana,we are serious at all

Reclamation of the forest with tax payers money,what a country called Ghana,we are serious at all
Hannan 8 months ago

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Ogyatanaa 8 months ago

Make those who caused the destruction pay for it.

Make those who caused the destruction pay for it.
OSAFO KANTANKA 8 months ago

I am glad to hear of Our president’s pledge to reclaim forests destroyed by Galamsey operators. But I also expect Our President to take action against these criminals . Long stretches of Custodial sentences and confiscatio ...
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I am glad to hear of Our president’s pledge to reclaim forests destroyed by Galamsey operators. But I also expect Our President to take action against these criminals . Long stretches of Custodial sentences and confiscation of their properties and selling them off to pay for the reclaiming projects.

KofSam 8 months ago

Good job Mr President. Please do not just reclaim the forest destroyed by galamsey , jail those who destroyed the forest. Nobody should destroy our forest reserve . They belong to the state

Good job Mr President. Please do not just reclaim the forest destroyed by galamsey , jail those who destroyed the forest. Nobody should destroy our forest reserve . They belong to the state
Pelicles. 8 months ago

Under what government did galamsey attract international recognition? Under whose presidency did Aisha Huang, the Chinese lady become a household name, and what did the president at that time take against her?

Under what government did galamsey attract international recognition? Under whose presidency did Aisha Huang, the Chinese lady become a household name, and what did the president at that time take against her?
Bantama Tupac 8 months ago

This is the best Ghanaian president after Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. How did he and his 56 ministers bring the dollar rate to 1 dollar to 11 cedis in just five months. Something Akuffo Addo/ Bawumia, their so-called solid tea ...
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This is the best Ghanaian president after Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. How did he and his 56 ministers bring the dollar rate to 1 dollar to 11 cedis in just five months. Something Akuffo Addo/ Bawumia, their so-called solid team and over 145 ministers couldn't do in eight years? Real and genuine Ghanaians appreciate you JM. Toaso
Jay Swiss 8 months ago

Do not reclaim the forest, just put a ban on GALAMSEY Mr President. How much revenue is needed to recover our water bodies? No amount for sure! Gold revenue is a necessity but it can’t save our lives. Ghanaians are begging ...
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Do not reclaim the forest, just put a ban on GALAMSEY Mr President. How much revenue is needed to recover our water bodies? No amount for sure! Gold revenue is a necessity but it can’t save our lives. Ghanaians are begging you, please put a ban on GALAMSEY Mr President. Or is there any problem behind which makes it difficult for you to get the job done forever. Nana Akufour Addo played with Ghanaians, and now president Mahama. Ghanaians are ready to kill any GALAMSEYers if a ban is kept on GALAMSEY. We don’t need soldiers to fight GALAMSEY, but the citizens.
Trust no one 8 months ago

Stop fanfooling and stop gallamsey now Mahama

Stop fanfooling and stop gallamsey now Mahama
Kweku 8 months ago

Forest reserves that have developed for over 100 years can't be restored within some few days. Destruction of our forest reserves with excavators by illegal miners is a permanent and irreversible damage to our forest ecosyste ...
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Forest reserves that have developed for over 100 years can't be restored within some few days. Destruction of our forest reserves with excavators by illegal miners is a permanent and irreversible damage to our forest ecosystems and such destruction can't be restored through the planting of trees. The best to save our forest reserves is to stop the destruction by the illegal miners. Looking at the rate of destruction, very soon there will be no forest reserves in Ghana and so our politicians should get serious
Wicked Intentions 8 months ago

This is senseless. You watch them destroy the land and you are going to reclaim the land Ghana did not benefit from it.Folks Mahama is going to use this land reclaimed to steal Ghana money big time.Mahama is a professional th ...
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This is senseless. You watch them destroy the land and you are going to reclaim the land Ghana did not benefit from it.Folks Mahama is going to use this land reclaimed to steal Ghana money big time.Mahama is a professional thief.
Shameful 8 months ago

The blood of Adenta Kumi will be on you children and generations

The blood of Adenta Kumi will be on you children and generations
Asakramitoga 8 months ago

Declare a state of emergency. Period

Declare a state of emergency. Period
Good Governance Policy 8 months ago

Please tell Dr. Bawumia and his cohorts that the government's policy, which is positively impacting the exchange rate, is a strong example of good governance. Such a policy is one of the best things a government can offer its ...
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Please tell Dr. Bawumia and his cohorts that the government's policy, which is positively impacting the exchange rate, is a strong example of good governance. Such a policy is one of the best things a government can offer its citizens.

Wicked Intentions 8 months ago

This news is telling me that our useless president John Dramani Mahama is the most corrupt and senseless president president in History.You allow galamseyers to destroy our land and you are going to waste money to reclaim the ...
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This news is telling me that our useless president John Dramani Mahama is the most corrupt and senseless president president in History.You allow galamseyers to destroy our land and you are going to waste money to reclaim the land.Our close industries are rotten and unemployed is unprecedented and our innovators who need money to produce their products you ignore them and flooding everywhere.Mahama is the most stupid president ever ruled Ghana.
Funny World. 8 months ago

Oh, Mahama, you'll reclaim galamsey lands after you've allowed them to destroy them. You're the most incompetent president Ghana have ever had. You've have become a dictator and very soon you'll see your smoothest level and ...
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Oh, Mahama, you'll reclaim galamsey lands after you've allowed them to destroy them. You're the most incompetent president Ghana have ever had. You've have become a dictator and very soon you'll see your smoothest level and when it happens, don't blame anybody, but yourself.
Citizen vigilante 8 months ago

And how is he going to do that when his own people are busily doing galamsey, now is even worse than the time of the npp government, q-net president

And how is he going to do that when his own people are busily doing galamsey, now is even worse than the time of the npp government, q-net president
Koti 8 months ago

I'll save this comment for future reference, I know Mahama. During his first term, he made so many unfulfilled promises that he promised to not promise again.

I'll save this comment for future reference, I know Mahama. During his first term, he made so many unfulfilled promises that he promised to not promise again.
KOFI Acheampong --Kai --Ganyo =bi--AMARTEIFIO AMARKAI 8 months ago

JDM--the PRESIDENT & the GALAMEY MENACE---ask him what does it profit a person to gain the whole world ---and lose----------his LIFE ?
Very TYPICAL OF Ghana's Leadership to play with our mind--or seems to be clueless about ...
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JDM--the PRESIDENT & the GALAMEY MENACE---ask him what does it profit a person to gain the whole world ---and lose----------his LIFE ?
Very TYPICAL OF Ghana's Leadership to play with our mind--or seems to be clueless about how to deal with the problems facing the NATION.--Of what use is the GOLDBOD ENTERPRICE that has been established-?....and then again what is the use of this group called BLUE WATER GUARDS ?---
NOW ---let us be very realistic--a priority --the foremost PROBLEM which had been most concerning is the GALAMSEY MENACE---and this is what the GOVERNMENT of the day must tackle and stop effectively instead of this lackadaisical -wishy-washy approach.
Why is leadership failing to grab the BULL by the horn and deal with this EXISTENTIAL THREATENING CALAMITY---due to this GALAMSEY MENACE.
I shall continue to advise that the only way to STOP the present state of the mess caused by this GALAMSE MENACE is for PARLIAMENT to pass a LAW TO BAN any form of Small Scale Mining activity a for a foreseeable period of say 5-6 years at least ; there should not be anything like Legal or Illegal Small Scale Mining activity during this period of the 5-6 years BAN.--A VIOLATION of the BAN shall attract a severe PENALTY even death sentence by Firing Squad [both citizens and non -citizens must be subjected to same penalty]---note that in some countries in Asia Drug [Narcotic] Trafficking attracts severe penalty --in most cases death sentence---it is a deterrent and it works. Meanwhile with this BAN LAW in operation, a serious afforestation exercise shall be embarked upon to allow the desecrated Agriculture Land and polluted water bodies back to LIFE--[healthy state]--Let the gold remain underground undisturbed until a RESPONSIBLE safe Small Scale Mining technique is designed to win the gold .
This is where and why I question the knee jerk justification of establishing the GOLDBOD-----why not first STOP the damage arising from the GALAMSEY Small Scale Mining activity --then thereafter lift the BAN guaranteeing that a responsible method shall be used to extract the gold. Whilst this BAN measure is in place young Sammy Gyamfi must be deployed to lead the Tree planting program to get the vast destroyed Agricultural Land ,the Forest Reserves and muddy polluted Water Bodies back to Life.--[Nothing should be done to potentiate the GALAMSEY MENACE --hence the call for-NO Small Scale Mining activity during the Tree Planting -Land reclamation exercise. That fanciful Blue Water Guards unit can be of used in the Tree Planting exercise . The Military and the Police can effectively deal with execution of the BAN LAW.
To those citizens and non-citizens who are engaged in the GALAMSEY ventures---their arrogance and ignorance must not be tolerated--for any JOB that is not of benefit to society at large is criminal and must be halted.---We are wasting precious time to STOP this GALAMSY MENACE -which is killing us ALL softly and slowly.-----That thing called gold may look precious but it is not PRICELESS as WATER;---gold is not LIFE--PLANT is LIFE ---WATER is LIFE.---Genesis--1.11--GOD said," Let the land produce vegetation :seed bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it ."
Pressure must be put on PARLIAMENT to ENACT a LAW to BAN any Small Scale Mining venture for a foreseeable period as stated ; If the President cannot request his PARLIAMENTARINS to do the needful---let the VOICE of the PEOPLE be loud and clear----CIVIL SOCIETIES--THE MEDIA --TUC--STUDENT UNIONS --PROFESSIONAL BODIES--TRADITION LEADERS--RELIGIOUS LEADERS--MARKET WOMEN--TRADERS---ETC----all must direct their protest rallies --marches at Speaker Babgin and his PARLIAMENT to live up to their RESPONSIBILITY and do the needful.--PASS the BAN LAW and save us all from the EXISTENTIAL THREAT at hand.
KOFI Acheampong --Kai --Ganyo =bi--AMARTEIFIO AMARKAI 7 months ago

AMARKAI--alias Akyeampong as I am --I have been crying out loud and clear even before the last election that the only solution to the GALAMSEY MENACE is the BAN LAW --aimed at temporarily putting a HALT to the all forms of S ...
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AMARKAI--alias Akyeampong as I am --I have been crying out loud and clear even before the last election that the only solution to the GALAMSEY MENACE is the BAN LAW --aimed at temporarily putting a HALT to the all forms of Small Scale Mining operations---[nothing should be legal or illegal---Deal with any VIOLATION of the BAN---ANY CULPRIT must sentenced to death to deterred -----note that the activity of these GALAMSEYS are killing us directly and indirectly --[water pollution ---degradation of the agricultural land -- the use of fire-arm to kill those who go about to expose their nefarious activity. These people cannot hold us to ramson -- Government must not be greedy --by encouraging them to go about bringing in more gold not minding the destruction of the environment.---Clear the mess---Parliament wake up to your responsibility----Consider the ENERGY you used to bring in the ANTIGAYISM LAW------YET you -PARLIAMENT YOU ARE clueless about solution for the GALAMSEY MENACE--or it is wickedness .
KOFI Acheampong --Kai --Ganyo =bi--AMARTEIFIO AMARKAI 7 months ago

Put on HOLD the GOLDBOD ENTERPRISE if there is any seriousness about aiming to STOP GALAMSEY-----seriously, stop any Small Scale Mining operations until the devastated Agricultural Land ,the Forest Reserves vegetation and the ...
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Put on HOLD the GOLDBOD ENTERPRISE if there is any seriousness about aiming to STOP GALAMSEY-----seriously, stop any Small Scale Mining operations until the devastated Agricultural Land ,the Forest Reserves vegetation and the Water Bodies are returned to an unpolluted state- then shall hence be a return to a responsible safe small scale mining operations to extract the gold under-- strict controlled [responsible] methods- without any harm to the environment. Sammy GYAMFI meanwhile must be deployed to organize the Tree planting exercise ---All those who are bent on doing Small Scale mining work must be directed to the Tree Planting project where they could be paid some money for the work done .--We must win the FIGHT to STOP the GALAMSEY DESTRUCTIVE EFFECT on the LAND --before anything else is done re the gold hidden underground. Top most PRIORITY under the present circumstances must be an effective measure that will end the GALAMSEY MENACE--AND WE must all say it LOUD ---BAN ANY SMALL SCALE MINING NOW for for some 5 YEARS. LET PARLIAMENT ENACT a LAW--VIOLATION must attract severe penalty even DEATH SENTENCE by FIRING SQUAD-----no exemption .GOVERNMENT MUST DO THAT TO SAVE US ALL from the looming EXISTENTIAL THREAT. The GOLDBOD is not necessary at this hour -that is if it not a ruse to amass wealth for the PRESIDENT ,SAMMY GYAMFI and the NDC PARTY-----and for that matter if it is true then this act will be a mark of crass stupidity and gross INGNORANCE at the highest order on the part of the architects.

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