Denis Miracles Aboagye, Communications Director for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the 2024 elections, has cautioned against the politicisation of the illegal mining menace, popularly known as galamsey, warning that it could undermine efforts to tackle the problem effectively.

Speaking on the JoyNews AM Show, Aboagye expressed concern about the escalating situation, describing it as a national crisis that requires a unified and strategic approach.

"Galamsey is a social canker, it is a menace that if you politicise the country will be extinguished and so we should be careful the manner we attempt to politicise galamsey," he said.

While acknowledging the severity of the problem, Mr Aboagye blamed President John Mahama and the entire National Democratic Congress (NDC) for not doing enough to tackle the menace.

"Sometimes when I wake up and I see galamsey issues, the way this government is struggling with it, I feel like let us laugh at them because we told them and they knew what we were saying was right."

We told them that it is wrong for them to go and stand on a campaign trail as a presidential candidate and tell the people that 'I don't see the reason why the NPP would come and arrest them, people in the pit and that when I come to the office I will release you all the galamseyers', that is what he (John Mahama) said, " he claimed.

Mr Aboagye’s comments come amid growing public frustration over the escalating situation of illegal mining activities, which have continued to cause significant environmental degradation despite various interventions and pledges by political leaders.