The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Fanteakwa South District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Ernest Ofosu has threatened to held the management of Osino Islamic Basic School responsible for allowing illegal miners (galamseyers) to mined at the back of their school compound.
It came to light on Monday, April 11, 2022 after school vacation that, some people were doing illegal galamsey at Osino Roman Catholic Basic School park and Osino Islamic Basic School respectively.
However, in a follow up by Kingdom TV/FM KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH indicated the iota of truth in the development.
Speaking with Kingdom News, Mr. Ofosu said, upon his visitation to the aforementioned Schools, came to light how havoc the galamseyers caused within short period, a situation he mentioned as ‘shocking’ about the operation.
He said doing galamsey at the back of a school building endanger the life of the school children. Adding that, the activities of galamsey destroys water bodies and lands in the country.
“The headmaster, Sariki, and the school management committee can’t convince me they don’t know anything about it; hence they have questions to be answered”, he stressed.
“About the Roman Catholic Basic School issue, their park slopes, as a result, the Church brought some people to come and level it for them so that the school children can play football on it. But later they realise the grader is grading deep into the land so they stopped them”, Mr DCE explained.
The residents who reside at the Osino Islamic Basic School alleged to Kingdom News that the galamseyers claimed the land have been sold to them by unknown residents.
According to them, during the mining, the buildings around the place got shaken of which some youth in the area attack and fought the excavator driver and his people to stop the work and leave the place.
“We don’t understand why should a school compound be given out for galamsey activity. We are pleading with the Gov’t to come to our aid and do something about the situation for us.
Meanwhile, the MP for the Constituency, Mr. Kofi Okyere-Agyekum on his part said, the leadership of Osino Roman Catholic Church have on several occasions appealed to him to come and level the park for them.
Mr. Okyere – Agyekum adds, the park slopes so whenever the school children are playing football on it, it doesn’t favour those who play from the downside of the park to the topside of the park. Always those who plays from the topside score those playing from the downside of the park.
“I was very surprise to hear on air that, some people are saying galamsey activity is going on at the R/C Basic school park and is untrue. But rather is just an attempt to level the park for the school children to play on it”, he noted.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh..
Source// Obohnews.
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