Galamsey Fight: $30m was blown away quarterly by inter-ministerial committee – Suhuyini alleges

The government has come under fire from the minority members of Parliament’s Lands and Forestry Committee for neglecting to account for money allocated in the 2024 Budget toward the battle against illegal mining, or “galamsey.”

The group claims that approximately GH¢5 million was also spent by the government in its interactions with security agencies and traditional leaders over the management of the galamsey threat, in addition to $30 million being allotted quarterly for three years to the now-defunct inter-ministerial committee.

Speaking to the media, Alhassan Suhuyini, the Deputy Ranking Member on the Lands and Forestry Committee, asserts that in the battle against “galamsey,” public accountability is a necessary for the government.

“Shouldn’t we be asking ourselves why, this time in the budget statement, not even once has the ‘galamsey’ word been mentioned? After we have spent millions of Ghana cedis. The Interministerial committee was allocated $30 million every quarter, and they operated for three years.”

“That should tell you how much money has gone down the drain; they blew GH¢5.4 million just to interact on ‘galamsey.’ The question is, to what end? What are the benefits that we have from all of these?” Alhassan Suhuyini quizzed.

Source: Ghanatodayonline.com