Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s assistant Dennis Miracles Aboagye has advised the government to concentrate on combating the threat of illegal mining rather than bringing up the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in conversations about it.
On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Miracles Aboagye appeared on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily and accused members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being significantly involved in galamsey, or illicit small-scale mining.
“The NDC is heavily involved in galamsey. When we went round the Akwatia and the Ayensuano area, they are heavily involved,” he alleged.
He described the destruction he saw firsthand and offered a bleak picture of illicit mining operations along significant water bodies.
“With the Offin River, the galamseyers have diverted the path of the river, and they are mining in it. They use the fresh water from the river to wash the gold, and the dirty water flows to the right path. When you stand by the road, you will see them. Just beside them is a police checkpoint. These miners are there mining with impunity and without fear,” he recounted.
On the Pra River, Aboagye claimed, illegal miners were using five chamfans directly on the river.
“The area is so noisy that when we flew our drones, they couldn’t see or hear it. Our drones went so low that we could capture faces. The situation is terrible,” he said.
According to him, the government should stop attempting to politicise the matter by referencing the NPP, since the party is no longer in power.
“Wonder [Madilo] and his people should stop talking about NPP. For now, the NPP doesn’t matter. We are out of the office. No law determines where, how, or when somebody speaks. You are in power; the mandate has been given to you. Fix the darn thing,” he stressed.
