President Akufo-Addo says his government is yet to win the fight against illegal mining otherwise known as galamsey.
The President said the battle is nowhere near being won despite all the efforts he and his government has put into fighting it.
Speaking to the National House of Chiefs at Manyhia on Wednesday, President Akufo-Addo described the phenomenon as “worrying”.
“We have tried many initiatives, including that of the Community Mining Scheme, and the establishment of a new legal regime for dealing with the perpetrators of this phenomenon, which has imposed severe sanctions on those Ghanaians and foreigners convicted of illegal mining.
“Still, we have not won the fight,” he said.
