What a 419 swindle– UTAG president blasts NDC chair over galamsey comments
Professor Eric Abavare, President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at KNUST, has denounced NDC Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, for what he calls a reckless and inconsistent position on declaring a state of emergency to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Mr. Asiedu Nketiah sparked controversy during a Face to Face interview on Channel One TV on August 26, arguing that declaring a state of emergency in galamsey-affected regions would endanger democracy by suspending constitutional rights.
Responding via Facebook on August 27, Prof. Abavare expressed deep disappointment.
“I am shocked to the marrow about the recent reckless statement by the Chairman of the NDC, Mr. Asiedu Nketiah, aka General Mosquito, regarding the galamsey fight. He decries calling a state of emergency as suspending the constitution in those galamsey-affected areas. My question to him is: Was he in Ghana when a state of emergency was declared in Bawku? Was the Constitution also not suspended then?” Mr. Abavare wrote.
He pointed out that both the NDC and President Mahama had previously advocated for such a declaration to address the illegal mining crisis, raising questions about the chairman’s changed stance.
“Since when did calling for a state of emergency become a constitutional breach, and did the NDC Chairman change that position of his party’s and the President’s position against galamsey fight? What a 419 swindle of Ghanaians by the NDC Chairman,” he said.
Invoking the sacrifices of fallen soldiers and officials who died tackling galamsey, Prof. Abavare concluded with heartfelt concern saying, “I condemn your statement in the strongest terms possible and feel very sad too by it,” he concluded.
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