The convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, popularly often known as galamse, Ken Ashigbey, HAS taken a swipe at Deputy Chief of Staff Stan Dogbe for accusing him of pursuing a partisan passion over his anti-galamsey advocacy.

Although Mr Ashigbey, who’s just lately the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, began the coalition in opposition to the earlier New Patriotic Party (NPP) govt to pile energy for a choice to the unlawful mining menace, Mr Stan Dogbe, in a Facebook reply to a remark made through Mr Ashigbey, accused him of being in mattress with the NPP.

In a Facebook put up on Sunday, October 5, Mr Ashigbey, who was as quickly as a part of the Civil society contributors who met with President Mahama ultimate Friday on conversations on unlawful mining, talked about, “Around the Simpa township on the Tarkwa to Takoradi street, there may be galamsey going down in clear sight. Is the MCE not conscious? HE, John Dramani Mahama, please, this MCE can’t be representing your pursuits. I’ll see it from the street just lately, Sunday, the fifth of October 2025. They are working and polluting the waters.”

In response to this remark, Mr Stan Dogbe answered, “If your govt, all through the 8 years of your ‘colored’ combat, had demonstrated the political will and clear methods deployed all through the ultimate 9 months, I assume we’d not be correct proper right here. Instead of gaining on negativity as a type of advocacy, you and your workforce, as steered through the president, ought to sustain the combat, nonetheless I add do it constructively and forestall hiding behind political bias to returns a voice.”

Obviously upset and infuriated through Mr Dogbe’s remark, Mr Ashigbey answered to him with an extended textual content material materials disputing his claims and drawing his consideration to the truth that he have been mounted in his advocacy in opposition to unlawful mining, devoid of politics.

“My govt,” genuinely? Well, some all through the NPP talked about the identical. Thankfully, Ghanaians can choose my actions for themselves. My focal point has NEVER been on individuals who, resembling you, see each nationwide situation by means of partisan lenses. My dedication is to Ghana and to people who genuinely care about our nation’s future. They recognise the consistency of our message and the sincerity of our advocacy. When we started this combat in 2017, the place had been you? What was as quickly as your contribution to the battle in opposition to galamsey beneath the NPP? Was that whilst you furthermore idea our advocacy was as quickly as “damaging”? History will choose us all.”

Mr Ashigbey added, “Some people are considering options, not noise. You could ask the Minister of Lands, the Hon Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah — every time we now have interaction, we provide concrete proposals. We’ve even shared an entire paper with H.E. John Dramani Mahama on the match on Friday, the third of October 2025, detailing actionable options. This is a matter of public report.”

He well-known, “Ghanaians can see that our work shouldn’t be pushed through cash or politics. They know that our combat is in opposition to the upcoming environmental disaster threatening all people, not an train in negativity. Perhaps you are not as involved concerning the poisoning of our water our our our bodies or the destruction of the environment. Yes, you’ll now find the money for imported producers like Voss. I can not. My children and household depend on the sources correct proper right here in Ghana — the identical ones being destroyed day-to-day.

He reminded the Deputy Chief of Staff that he had no political bias and prayed for God’s forgiveness for him for mendacity in opposition to him.

“I cling NO POLITICAL BIAS — and likewise you perceive that. Yet, for causes greatest acknowledged to you, you presently search to misrepresent me. I pray that God forgives you for the falsehoods you unfold about me. The actuality, and the web, won’t overlook. Why ought to I protect silent as quickly as I see wrongdoing? Even HE, the President himself, has often known as on all people to strengthen the combat in opposition to galamsey. The Minister of Lands steered voters to talk up after they see one issue flawed. Would you significantly we disobey that decision?

The remark through the Deputy Chief of Staff gained customary disapproval on the web net web page, with many condemning his posture.

Dr Ken Ashigbey is a proficient engineer from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Dr Ashigbey has furthermore labored all through the media residence for larger than 15 years. He joined the Chamber of Telecommunications in 2017, after serving because of the Managing Director of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd, and handiest not too method again left the telecoms Chamber to take in a mannequin new function because of the CEO of the Chamber of Mines.

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