Sam Jonah Partly To Be Blamed For Galamsey Menace In Ghana - LPG National Organizer
National Organizer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Yaw Asani Tano says the speech of Sir Sam Jonah at the Rotary Club programme has raised significant concerns about the ills of Ghana’s democracy.
He, however, did not spare Sir Sam Jonah for being a major contributory factor of the concerns raised about the illegal mining [galamsey] menace in the country.
In a press release copied to Peacefmonline.com, the National Organizer of the LPG accused Sir Sam Jonah of failing to help Ghana establish a gold refinery to add value to the gold to increase its profitability to boost the country’s economy when he became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Obuasi Gold-Mines.
“He rather oversaw the shipment of our raw gold outside the country and the eventual almost total ownership and control of the mining industry by foreigners. If our leaders like Sir Sam Jonah had really sought and prioritized the interests of Ghana, we would not have been fighting galamsey by now,” the statement read.
Below Is The Full Press Release Issued By LPG National Organizer:
Sir Sam Jonah’s concerns raised in his brilliant speech at the Rotary Club are of importance and must be looked into for appropriate measures to be taken to correct the ills of Ghana’s democracy.
However, it is equally important to point out to him without fear that he has been a major contributory factor to the concerns he raised.
Sir Sam Jonah has been in the mining sector since 1969 at the Obuasi gold mines at the age of 25 years as a supervisor in one of the deep mines and rose to become deputy CEO and subsequently appointed as substantive Chief Executive Officer. Sir Sam Jonah remains a major player in the mining sector globally.
However, Sir Sam Jonah failed to help Ghana establish a gold refinery to add value to our gold to increase its profitability to boost the economy. He rather oversaw the shipment of our raw gold outside the country and the eventual almost total ownership and control of the mining industry by foreigners. If our leaders like Sir Sam Jonah had really sought and prioritized the interests of Ghana, we would not have been fighting galamsey by now.
The underdevelopment in our various mining towns and cities especially those he managed is something he must be ashamed of. It is interesting but rather sad to note that in Sir Sam Jonah's own point of view; it is when a doctor says you have three days to live, or when you have absolutely no interest in material things like Gandhi, or when you are super rich like him before you will have serious concerns about the future generations and speak the truth.
Has any doctor told Sir Sam Jonah that he has only three days to live or for now he has no interest in material things like Mahatma Gandhi so he can speak the truth? Of course, he is also super-rich and untouchable so he can afford the cost of speaking the truth. Our “golden boy” Sir Sam Jonah could have spoken the truth to power long ago if he wanted but chose to keep quiet perhaps because he was observing table manners.
Sir Sam Jonah’s concerns are legitimate but he failed to acknowledge his own actions and inactions as a contributory factor of the current situation that Ghana finds itself in which has led to impunity in all sectors of the country and governance as a whole. He should have rendered an apology to all Ghanaians.
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