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Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Works and Housing Minister and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi

Works and Housing Minister and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has reiterated his firm stance against illegal mining, vowing to protect the community's rivers from destruction caused by those mining for gold in water bodies.

His remarks were made over the weekend during a campaign engagement in Ofoase Ayirebi, as part of his efforts to rally support ahead of the upcoming December 7 general election.

Speaking passionately in Twi to a crowd of constituents, Oppong Nkrumah rejected the notion that those engaged in illegal mining—commonly known as 'galamsey'—should be left alone to continue their activities for political reasons.

"Some people say that those mining gold in our rivers should be freed because if we ask them to stop, they will not vote for us," he said. "But I tell you as a matter of fact that if it is an MP who has made up his mind to allow some people to mine in their rivers and destroy their rivers, we at Ofoase Ayirebi will not allow it."

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