Osahen Afenyo-Markin accuses NDC of using GoldBod to promote illegal mining
Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of using the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) to encourage illegal mining, arguing that the government's actions contradict its pledge to eliminate galamsey.
He made the allegation while addressing members of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) over the weekend during an engagement with students and young people ahead of the 2028 general elections.
According to Osahen Afenyo-Markin, the NDC has failed to fulfil several promises it made to Ghanaians before the 2024 general elections and has instead pursued policies that are inconsistent with its campaign commitments.
He criticised the government's performance in areas including employment, economic management, women's empowerment, and the fight against illegal mining, insisting that the administration has fallen short of public expectations.
“They [the NDC] promised women banking, they have failed. They promised to end galamsey, they have rather established GoldBod and they are using GoldBod to promote galamsey and that is not the country we want.”