{"id":105904,"date":"2025-12-08T14:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105904"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:24:12","slug":"dr-kpikpi-links-galamsey-crisis-to-poor-resource-stewardship-praises-goldbod-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105904","title":{"rendered":"Dr Kpikpi links galamsey crisis to poor resource stewardship, praises Goldbod initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 55 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The 2024 presidential candidate of the Progressive Alliance of Ghana (PAG), Dr John Kpikpi, says the long-running galamsey crisis is rooted in decades of poor resource stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>He said it is the systematic exclusion of local people from the nation\u2019s mineral wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Metro TV\u2019s <em>Good Afternoon Ghana<\/em>, Dr Kpikpi said galamsey did not start as a destructive activity but grew out of a sense of deprivation in mining communities. <\/p>\n<p>He argued that residents in areas like Obuasi watched multinational companies extract billions of dollars in gold while locals saw little benefit.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the lack of fair access created frustration and pushed many into illegal mining. <\/p>\n<p>He believes the crisis would not have taken hold if Ghana had structured its mining sector from the outset to benefit both local communities and the wider population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGalamsey got a bad name now, but in the beginning, it was not a bad thing; it was artisanal mining, people trying to get some gold from the ground. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problems that have developed around galamsey must be traced to the disenfranchisement of Ghanaians from the minerals. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople grow up in Obuasi and see companies take all the gold money away year after year, and they themselves get nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kpikpi added that the only lasting solution is to restructure ownership so that citizens benefit directly from Ghana\u2019s natural resources.<\/p>\n<p>He also praised the government\u2019s Gold Board (Goldbod) initiative, describing it as clear proof that the country can manage its mineral resources effectively when it takes direct responsibility. <\/p>\n<p>He said Goldbod\u2019s success in improving revenue flows and helping stabilise the cedi demonstrates the impact of national ownership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was an excellent move, that is what has helped us to change our relationship between the Ghana cedi and the US dollar, and that is only a small part of the gold resource taken over and already producing so much impact instantly. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine what it will be like if 100% of it is taken charge of 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