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Mahama condemns the attack of the Western Togolanders

Mahama condemns the attack of the Western Togolanders

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the citizenry to condemn the activities of the Western Togoland movement in order for them not to divide the country.

He said Ghana was a sovereign republic and that no one had a right to claim part of the country, hence rebuke the activities of the group.

Addressing the chiefs and people of Jinijini as part of his Bono Regional tour, Mr Mahama said the actions of the secessionist group could have a dire repercussion on the country if copied by other ethnic groups.

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His comment follows a series of attacks perpetrated by members of the Homeland Study Group Foundation last Friday in the Volta Region.

Former president Mahama said the beauty of Ghana was the harmony with which its citizens had cohabited among themselves over the years.

“Ghana’s land belongs to Ghana, Ghana is a sovereign republic and nobody can claim a part of Ghana. When Rawlings built Ghana, we were all part.”

“All of us come together to make Ghana so we cannot sit aloof and watch some people take Ghana. If it’s so, then everyone will trace their history and come for a part of their share which will not be a good thing. What brings us together is the fact that we are all Ghanaians,” he added.

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In other development, former President Mahama has stated that his next government intended to streamline the activities of the illegal mining sector to ensure responsible mining, reports Biiya Mukusah Ali from Dormaa-Akwamu/Wamanafo.

According to him, the next NDC government would establish a gold mining board in every district to ensure the management of the activities of gold mining.

Mr Mahama was speaking to the chiefs and people at Wamanafo and Dormaa Akwamu in the Dormaa East District of the Bono Region as part of his three-day campaign tour in the region.

The former President and his entourage explained issues in the People’s Manifesto, the NDC’s 2020 manifesto, which addresses specific needs of the areas he visited.

He explained that the gold mining board office would be managed by graduates from the University of Mines and Technology at Tarkwa who had acquired knowledge in mining.

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Former president Mahama maintained that with the new policy, miners with limited tools and equipment would be supported to help increase their production and also ensure responsible mining.

As part of the policy, a part of the profit realised from the sale of gold would be dedicated for the operation of the Gold board, which would include reclaiming lands.

Mr Mahama said his major aim was to use such opportunities to create employment for the teeming youth in the country.

The Omanhene of Dormaa Akwamu, Nana Ampabeng Kyeremeh, reminded politicians that Ghana was bigger than any political party and urged them to ensure that there was peace before, during and after this year’s election.

He encouraged the former President to conduct his campaign based on what he had done in his previous government.

Source: www.spotonnews.net

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