President Nana Akufo-Addo has been called to step down by the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) because of his failure to defeat the practice of illegal mining known as galamsey."...I believe it is time for him to step aside, for Nana Addo to stop working, and to let capable others take over. Since he lost the battle against Galamsey, he need to step down.At a celebration in Accra on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, honoring Dr.

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Kwame Nkrumah's 113th birthday, CPP General Secretary Nana Yaa Akyempem Jantuah declared, "We in the Convention Peoples Party are imploring him to keep his promises.In July 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo gave notice that he is ready to put his Presidency on the line in his stated effort to combat galamsey, or illegal mining.

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The President declared, "I have said it in the Cabinet, and perhaps this is the first time I am making this public, that I am prepared to put my Presidency on the line on this matter. I am speaking to a two-day workshop on galamsey for traditional leaders drawn from different parts of the country on Monday in Accra.

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"But the Government’s fight against illegal mining was dealt a heavy blow following the widespread controversy on the arrest of Chinese galamsey queen, Aisha Huang and her collaborators.The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo on Monday, September 19, 2022 ruled that Aisha is a flight risk and would not avail herself to stand trial when granted bail and remanded her in custody.

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The Justice of the High Court was of the considered view that, remanding the accused person was in the best interest of justice before remanding her into prison custody to re-appear on October 11, 2022.

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