Professor Frimpong-Boateng and Jennifer Oforiwaah Queen
A Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jennifer Oforiwaah Queen, has criticised the former Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Illegal Mining, Professor Frimpong-Boateng, for his handling of the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey during the tenure of the NPP government.
According to Jennifer, Prof Frimpong-Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, failed to effectively tackle the galamsey menace because it was not his area of expertise.
She argued that he should have been bold enough to inform the former president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that his speciality did not align with addressing galamsey.
Speaking during NPPLive+ on the topic, “NDC Galamsey Fight U-turn: Hypocrisy or Fan-Fooling?” on April 27, 2028, Jennifer questioned the professor’s qualifications, asking what his speciality had to do with illegal mining.
Jennifer further accused Prof. Frimpong-Boateng of now supporting the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government against the NPP in the fight against galamsey.
“We had Professor Frimpong-Boateng. Your speciality is treating people with heart conditions and issues related to the heart. Yours was broken heart people, so if the government tasked you with tackling galamsey, couldn’t you have told them that it was not your speciality? Instead, you took the position for yourself,” she said.
“You brought videos, counter-videos, secret videos, and even bought drones capable of monitoring those engaging in galamsey. He even said the drone could capture those doing the galamsey from 800 feet away. The drones could track their activities.
“You made the government purchase machines and other equipment, but now you are sitting somewhere, supporting the NDC government.”
AM/KA
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