President Nana Akufo-Addo is engaging the National House of Chiefs and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to find lasting solutions to the illegal mining activities happening in the country.

The conference is being held at Manhyia in the Ashanti Region, one of the regions worst hit by illegal mining.

Among matters to be discussed is quarterly allowance for chiefs.

This meeting comes at a time when reports have it that some MMDCEs are involved in Illegal mining activities in their jurisdictions

Illegal mining, also known as "galasmey" has deprived many communities of good drinking water and forest vegetation.