Hon.
George
Mireku
Duker
who
is
the
deputy
Minister
for
Lands
and
Natural
Resources
in
charge
of
mines
has
disclosed
that
the
next
NPP
government
led
by
Dr
Bawumia
would
solve
the
galamsey
issue
in
three
months.
According
to
him,
this
is
only
possible
if
Ghanaians
vote
for
Dr
Bawumia
in
the
upcoming
elections.
Illegal
mining
commonly
known
as
galamsey
has
destroyed
water
bodies
in
the
country
making
some
citizens
and
groups
call
on
the
government
to
ban
all
mining
activities
in
the
country.
However,
some
NPP
leaders
are
of
the
view
that
banning
it
now
would
cause
them
the
elections
and
want
Ghanaians
to
vote
for
them
first
before
they
would
solve
the
issue.
During
a
meeting
with
small-scale
miners
in
the
Prestea
Huni
Valley
enclave
Hon
Mireku
Duker
who
has
also
been
tagged
as
being
involved
in
galamsey
and
benefiting
from
it
informed
the
group
to
help
the
NPP
retain
power.
He
promised
that
should
they
win
the
elections
all
the
years
of
destruction
in
the
water-bodies
would
be
solved
within
three
months.
He
said:
“We
don’t
solve
a
problem
while
standing
in
it.
We
are
barely
a
month
and
a
half
away
from
elections,
so
there
is
a
lot
of
propaganda
going
around.
But,
God
willing,
if
small-scale
miners
support
us
and
we
retain
power
on
December
7,
within
three
months,
the
next
NPP
government
will
ensure
that
our
water
bodies
are
clean.”