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Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, has stated that a future NDC government will repeal LI 2642, which allows mining in forest reserves. if it is not addressed by the Akufo-Addo-led government.

Speaking during an interaction with members of the Upper West Regional House of Chiefs on Monday, October 14, he said the LI 2462 which was amended by government has exacerbated the mining situation in all the forest reserves.

With government promising to repeal the LI, Mr Mahama expressed the hope that it would be done before the NDC assumes power.

“Until they amended the LI, you couldn’t go and mine in forest reserves. Once this government came and amended the LI that is what has resulted in the free-for-all in all forest reserves. And you should see the desecration of these reserves. So I believe that we must the LI.

“With the pressure from Organised Labour, government has agreed to repeal that LI and replace it and so I hope that it will be done before we come into office, if it is done, that is it, if it is not done, we come, we will repeal that LI so that we can stop mining in forest reserves,” he said.

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