The Talensi Parliamentary candidate for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Robert Alibo, has cautioned that the people of Talensi, particularly miners in the Gbane area, will hold Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia accountable for his mining policies if he becomes President in 2025. Apexnewsgh reports
Alibo made this statement following Dr. Bawumia’s recent visit to Gbane, where he addressed small-scale miners and outlined his mining policy. The visit was seen as timely, and the message resonated with the miners, who were eager to hear his plans for the sector.
According to Alibo, Dr. Bawumia’s policy promises to support local miners by granting them concessions and licenses to produce locally. However, he warned that if implemented, the policy would allow foreign investors to repatriate their profits back to their countries, such as China and Australia, while local miners would be expected to keep their gains within the country.
During his visit, Dr. Bawumia officially endorsed Alibo as the NPP Parliamentary candidate for Talensi and urged the people to support him in winning the seat for the party.
Meanwhile, Alibo’s warning serves as a reminder that the people of Talensi will be watching closely to ensure that Dr. Bawumia’s policies benefit the local community and not just foreign interests.
However, these are Dr. Bawumia’s mining policy proposals
Build strong collaboration between the government and all stakeholders.
Properly plan and coordinate programmes aimed at dealing with illegal mining.
Empower communities to protect their lands against illegal miners.
Support small-scale miners with funding.
Enforce relevant laws without fear or favour.
Build the capacity of local miners to understand sustainable mining.
On the other hand, Dr. Bawumia proposes the following measures to ameliorate the problems associated with small-scale mining in Ghana.
Decentralise the Minerals Commission (MINCOM) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Establish District Mining Committees to issue temporary licenses.
Establish a Minerals Development Bank to provide small-scale miners, access to finance.
Introduce vocational and skills training programmes to build the capacity of small-scale miners.
Regulate the small-scale mining sector to promote sustainable practices.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
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