He's blunt with the truth Ghanaians hate to hear' — Sam George backs Twene Jonas' allegation of chiefs neck-deep in galamsey

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Samuel Nartey George says he backs the things social media commentator Twene Jonas has been speaking about.

He said the 'Glass Nkoaa’ activist is speaking the bitter truth nobody wants to hear regarding the fight against galamsey.

Twene Jonas recently incurred curses from individuals and chiefs who found displeasure in his recent live video which insinuated that most chiefs are behind galamseyers in destroying the community.

“I think he is speaking the hard truth,” Sam George told Giovani Caleb on the 3FM Drive on Wednesday.

“Ghanaians know the truth but we hate to be told the truth and we like to be lied to and so when you see someone who is blunt with the truth and do tell how it is and says it to you how it ought to be said, we end up taking issues with them. Honestly, speaking, the thing Twene Jonas has been saying which part of it do we not agree with? What part of the facts that the system is broken in Ghana that he points out can we disagree with?” the legislator quizzed.

Sam George said the blame should be placed at the doorstep of the chiefs who are the custodians of the land with the responsibility to protect people, land and water bodies that have been left destroyed by the activities of illegal miners popularly known as galamsey.

"We cannot expect him to say it any better when politicians and chiefs are the ones involved in the illegal activities of galamsey”.

“When politicians are the ones behind those who do galamsey how then do you expect him to be nice to us politicians because we are the problem? When chiefs are the ones supporting galamsey and are destroying our water bodies and I am not saying he should go and insult, but he has every right to call out a chief.”

---3news.com