Sarkodie feels disappointed by Mahama’s approach to galamsey fight

A renowned Minister of the Gospel says he is highly disappointed in the John Dramani Mahama-led NDC government’s approach to fighting illegal mining, widely referred to as galamsey in the country, because the results are not improving as expected.

Apostle Kofi Nkansah-Sarkodie, also known as Saint Sark, at a press conference last Saturday, in Kumasi, said the recent observation by Mr Joseph Yamin, the National Organiser of the NDC, that President Mahama should disband the Anti Galamsey Taskforce because certain individuals were only going to take advantage of the situation to enrich their pockets “only reiterates my stance over the years against the modus of fighting the canker”.

Saint Sark, the Head Pastor of the Open Arms Ministry said any form of surface mining, which is not a deep pit mining, cannot be described as proper mining and, therefore, whether community mining or responsible community mining the value is the same.

He said he would not mince words to say that  the August 6, 2025 Ghana Air force helicopter crash at AdansiSikaman, near Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, where eight prominent citizens perished were as a result of illegal mining.

According to him, the eight patriots who perished in the crash were on a national duty to launch the Responsible Community Mining programme at Obuasi, which in itself would not make any meaningful impact on the fight against galamsey.

“There is nothing like responsible mining”, he stressed, and called on President Mahama to come clear and declare his intentions on the fight against the menace or better surrender and forget it altogether, emphasising that no form of galamsey can be described as “responsible mining”.

The eloquent clergyman also said whether the NDC would retain political power in 2028 or would be dethroned by the NPP will depend on how well the NDC governs the country, or how organised and responsible the NPP would be as opposition.

He said the government must constantly update the citizens on the various corruption issues under the previous regime, especially those discovered by the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) findings.

To the NPP, Saint Sark expressed that the insults, rancour and acrimony amongst the followers of the flagbearer hopefuls were just too much and embarrassing and added that he would have words for each and every flagbearer hopeful of the party at the right time.

He advised them to prevail on their followers to come to a truce. He also issued a disclaimer that all he was doing is borne out of his love for Christ and country and that no political party has ever given him a dime to do whatever he is doing.

From Thomas Agbenyegah Adzey, Kumasi

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