By Charles Ampong
The Chief of Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region of Ghana, Nana Dr. Okofrobuor Obeng Nuako III, has cautioned the youth to desist from all acts that could land them into trouble before, during and after this year’s general election.
He said they should concentrate on their jobs instead of following politicians who, after getting the nod or power, would abandon them to suffer.
Nana Dr. Okofrobuor Obeng Nuako III,
Nana Obeng Nuako gave the advice in an exclusive interview with this paper over the weekend.
According to him, it baffles him why some youths limit themselves to the extent of abandoning their jobs to follow politicians after they had enticed them with money.
Sadly, after the elections, these politicians are seen no more.
He explained that the youth, after the 1992 elections, should have been abreast of the tactics of politicians to use them to win political power.
“You always see the youth being carried by pickups with politicians for campaigns, but you never see them again when they win the elections,” he noted.
He said the most annoying part is that when these youths get involved in troubles in the course of campaign tours, these politicians would never show up.
Dunkwahene recounted the lesson he picked from his late Member of Parliament in the area, Mr. C. O. Nyanor, that it is always advisable to pay attention to your job even on the election day, instead of fomenting trouble that could lead you to jail because of your favourite politician.
Concerning which political party Ghanaians should vote for in the upcoming general election, Dunkwahene said Ghanaians should look out for human-centred policies underlined by the political parties and their candidates and vote.
With regard to the galamsey menace, Dunkwahene said he was fed up with the fight against the menace. He added that despite adopting all kinds of strategies to get rid of the illegal miners, they are still working.
According to him, what worries him most about the activities of galamsey mining is the pollution of River Offin.
“We thought we had managed to get rid of them, especially from the River Offin, but in a twinkling of an eye, these illegal miners are back on full force,” he said.
He admitted that the government is losing the galamsey fight because what is supposed to be done is not being implemented and followed.
He said government should come out with a reclamation plan that would compel all those involved in galamsey to cover their pits and reuse them for different activities in future.
