Special Aide to former President, John Dramani Mahama, has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of displaying an unprecedented level of dishonesty and disregard for the welfare of the Ghanaian people, particularly in the context of the ongoing galamsey crisis.

In a statement she noted that there is a stark contrast between the President's promises and the apparent realities exposed by the leaked report on activities of illegal mining authored by the former chairman of the Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Prof Frimpong Boateng.

“The level of dishonesty and disregard for the Ghanaian people by this NPP Government is unprecedented and gravely unimaginable.

This president promised to put his presidency on the line to end galamsey at a time when it was axiomatic that they were and are heavily involved in it. This is manifestly evident in Frimpong Boateng’s report, bearing in mind that the president himself commissioned this work.

President Akufo-Addo in 2017, vowed to put his presidency on the line to end the menace of illegal small-scale mining, known as galamsey.

His statement now appears to be in stark contradiction to the findings of the Frimpong Boateng report, according to Joyce Bawah. The report, commissioned by the President himself, revealed the involvement of government officials and members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in galamsey activities.

Joyce further noted that the treatment meted out to the former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, in the aftermath of the leaked report has become a matter of public concern. She further noted that the apparent lack of decisive action against those implicated raises questions about the government's commitment to addressing the environmental and economic ramifications of galamsey.

“How the former Minister has since been treated in the aftermath of the leaked report is now a matter of public record and needs no reiteration.

“That galamsey is perpetrated by members of the president’s team and government is confirmed, and it has been established that some NPP members have been using expensive mining equipment without authorisation, raping the state of its natural resources, and destroying our water bodies; whilst Akufo Addo looks on unconcerned,” she said

Joyce Bawah added that President Akufo-Addo's purported inaction on the matter raises doubts about the sincerity of his commitment to eradicating the illegal mining practice.