{"id":1178,"date":"2022-09-14T03:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2022-09-14T03:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T03:32:00","slug":"akufo-addo-should-resign-for-failing-to-fight-against-galamsey-john-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=1178","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo should resign for failing to fight against galamsey \u2013 John Mahama."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6gfqsaRgvejhaa7ED_TqaHDw70hSVDSaMOjo3qfxfE9SDxDuhzTQOZecEyG_0W19Y7v2sKjIouVKdlOcZ5E4BO8-sV_XjgOZHtJScrjs-lxaYW4qt91B_XcnVvfbZjuxgoTEpPff1ULMTi6Hnl6LV0FV8AOx3MJ-TjtjcNXKmFwNNE_bNoD_k80eZ\/s696\/John-Mahama-and-Akuffo-Addo-696x392.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"392\" data-original-width=\"696\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg6gfqsaRgvejhaa7ED_TqaHDw70hSVDSaMOjo3qfxfE9SDxDuhzTQOZecEyG_0W19Y7v2sKjIouVKdlOcZ5E4BO8-sV_XjgOZHtJScrjs-lxaYW4qt91B_XcnVvfbZjuxgoTEpPff1ULMTi6Hnl6LV0FV8AOx3MJ-TjtjcNXKmFwNNE_bNoD_k80eZ\/s320\/John-Mahama-and-Akuffo-Addo-696x392.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;segoe ui&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;open sans&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">The former first gentleman of the land&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ghpage.com\/tag\/john-dramani-mahama\/\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #4db2ec; pointer-events: auto; text-decoration-line: none;\">John Dramani Mahama<\/a>&nbsp;hit at the current President of the land&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ghpage.com\/tag\/president-nana-add0-dankwa-akufo-addo\/\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #4db2ec; pointer-events: auto; text-decoration-line: line-through;\">Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo<\/a>&nbsp;saying he lost the fight against illegal mining popularly known as Galamsey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;segoe ui&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;open sans&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">According to the former President, if this was to happen elsewhere, Nana Addo would have resigned as the President of the land because he has failed to fulfil a promise he made after winning the 2016 Presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;segoe ui&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;open sans&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u201cIndeed, if it were some other jurisdictions, he would have resigned by now. By his word, he put his presidency on the line\u201d, John Mahama began<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;segoe ui&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;open sans&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">He continued by adding that the more reason why Nana Addo is finding it difficult in prosecuting people engaged in this act is that the people involved in the act are close buddies of the President.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;segoe ui&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;open sans&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\">\u201c<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">All their party executives have concessions and are doing illegal mining in forest reserves. It is a pity. But close to home, that is why he can\u2019t deal with it.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;segoe ui&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;open sans&quot;, &quot;helvetica neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px auto 26px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\"><em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">\u201cIf you go to the districts, they talk about community mining, community mining it is the NPP executive and the DCEs who are doing community mining and so they are the ones doing what they are doing. 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