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NDC has no business invading mining areas with illegal miners

The Deputy Eastern regional organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), David Dakudzi has hit back at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for claiming the NDC was orchestrating the collapse of small-scale mining.

According to the party official, the claims by the NPP are only an attempt to score cheap political goals in the run-up to the December, 7 polls.

Addressing NDC supporters at Topreman in the Akwatia constituency of the Eastern Region, David Dakudzi explained that officials of the NDC who mounted campaign platforms have rather insisted on responsible and sustainable mining.

Reacting to allegations by Effiduase-Asokore, MP, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie that the NDC has invaded mining areas with expatriates to embark on illegal mining in a bid to make the government unpopular ahead of the polls, Mr. Dakudzi asked the people to treat such claims with the contempt it deserves.

"I was shocked when I heard that the NDC was the one orchestrating the collapse of mining. We in NDC have not advocated for anything like that. We know the importance of mining. But what we're saying is that we shouldn't be irresponsible when we are given the license to mine. We must do everything possible as miners to protect our water bodies and forest reserves. That's all what we've been talking about.