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Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has stressed the urgent need for stronger measures to combat illegal small-scale mining (galamsey), warning of its devastating toll on Ghana’s water resources.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Point of View programme on Monday, September 29, 2025, Mr. George admitted he was dissatisfied with the current state of the fight.
“Am I excited about where our country is with galamsey? Hell no, absolutely not. I think that a lot more has to be done,” he said.
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The Minister, however, pointed to significant progress in recent months, crediting the renewed push against illegal mining to the leadership of Energy Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah.
“Is work on the way? Certainly. We have seen more action in the last eight to nine months since Armah-Buah took office than we have seen in eight years,” he remarked.
Mr. George further praised the late Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, former Defence Minister, for working alongside Armah-Buah to launch joint military operations against illegal miners.
“There’s considerable work. God bless his soul, my big brother, Omane Boamah, was doing a lot of joint military operations with Armah-Buah in that regard. We need to see decisive action to end galamsey. My views on galamsey have not changed,” he added.
Story By: Afia Ohenewaa Akyerem