The Member of Parliament for Tema Central, Hon. Charles Forson, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of abandoning its promise to end illegal mining (galamsey) and instead diverting national focus toward managing prophecies.
Speaking on The Verdict with Isaac Addae on Starr 103.5 FM on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Forson argued that the government had failed to tackle the menace of galamsey and was complicit in the practice.
According to him, the Mahama-led administration had promised to abolish galamsey and clamp down on impunity among government officials. “When they came, they said they were going to abolish galamsey. But what are we seeing?” he asked, suggesting the pledges had collapsed.
He criticised what he described as a newly created “desk for prophecies” at the presidency that requires someone to “mount it”, a move he considered baffling and unserious.
“Now we’re saying the president is coming to take care of prophecies,” he said. “Government is there to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, for us all to have jobs, for citizens to move about, not for prophecies.”
He argued that the police, not the presidency, should handle issues arising from religious predictions that could cause public fear or anxiety.
“There should be other systems in place to take care of that. Are we serious as a nation? The police is there to take care of that. Is it the duty of the presidency?” he asked.
The Tema Central MP further alleged that some sitting MPs and constituency executives of the NDC were directly involved in illegal mining activities.
“With Galamsey you know them. There are NDC MPs in there, some NDC constituency executives. It’s always in the news. You know, we can continue lying to the people, but the real truth will show what’s happening.”
Charles Forson cautioned that the government should brace up for more predictions.
“Last week they had 200 prophecies. They should expect more,” he said.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh/Barbara Yeboah
