30th April 2023 9:36:13 AM
2 mins readIn view of what has been called a failure to win the war against illegal mining in the nation, a lawyer and former military captain, Jamal Tonzua Seidu, says President Akufo-Addo should step down.
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The constitution stipulates that the President must resign from office if his actions appear to jeopardize the security of the populace, according to Jamal Tonzua Seidu.
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Saying that illegal mining (galamsey) is a historic policy failure, in his opinion, is a grave understatement.
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“To say that galamsey is a historic policy failure is a gross understatement. Now, what I expect to see therefore is that I expect to see our President on the account of this embarrassing failure to resign in terms of what his mandate is under Article 58 of the constitution.”
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“Article 69 tells us that if the conduct of the President amounts to what brings that height of disrepute or inimical to our economic welfare or wellbeing, or even undermines our security, that should be a ground for the President to be removed from office,” he said on JoyNews on Saturday.
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Explaining his assertions, Mr Seidu said the credentials of President Akufo-Addo before assuming office projected him as someone who could wage a war against the menace but has rather performed below expectations.
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The lawyer has questioned the viability of the policies formulated to curb the situation. According to him, what he termed as the “defective formulation of the policy” was not done in ignorance but rather deliberately. To curb illegal mining issues, Mr Seidu said the government must get the framing of issues in its policies right.
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