It appears that President Akufo-Addo has suffered a direct hit from the activities of illegal miners in the country.

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A report that has surfaced on online platform suggests that the president's residence at Kyebi has been affected by illegal mining also known as "galamsey".

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The report, said to be authored by former Minister of Environment and Technology, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, at the end of his tenure as leader of the government's galamsey taskforce indicated that the president's garden is beyond recognition.

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http://tigpost.co/illegal-mining-affecting-the-black-volta-rivers-management-of-water-resources/

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The issue about galamsey having affected the president's Kyebi residence was contained on page 29, where the dismissed minister stated:

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"The impunity in the Eastern Region is exemplified by near unbelievable activity in Kyebi.

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"I had a telephone call from Mr. Eric Antwi of the Office of the President and he narrated that the youth organizer of the NPP in Kyebi was excavating for gold in a field close to the house of H.E. the President of the Republic. When we checked it was true.

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"Indeed part of the garden of the President had been affected. Apparently, the President did not know about this."

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According to him, "We quickly dispatched a bulldozer and an excavator to the area to reclaim the land and vegetate it."

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"I need not say that nothing happened to the local youth organizer who caused the damage," he added.

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