The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has disclosed plans to form a political party indicating that the country’s two major political parties-New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress have both failed to front for their interest.
In a statement issued and signed by members of a committee tasked to facilitate the registration of the party, it stated that there have been deliberate attempts by past and present governments to stifle our business with stringent policies, the recent being the ban on Small Scale Mining.
“We have been motivated by the over 1 million active members scattered across 8 regions of the country and concluded on forming our own political party to champion our interest.
We have already begun all the necessary legal requirements and hope to announce a name for the party in two weeks’ time.
The political class has failed us and we will no longer sit unconcerned for our constitutional rights to be trampled upon.
We wish to call on all well-meaning Ghanaians and all those who feed on the Small Scale Mining to join this course to rescue our legitimate businessâ€, it stated
Read full statement;
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FORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTY – GNASSM
The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has taken note of the deliberate attempts by government (both NDC & NPP, past and present) to stifle our business with stringent policies, the recent being the ban on Small Scale Mining.
Our businesses have experienced yet the most torturous times in the past nine months under President Nana Akufo Addo, who ironically trumpets his commitment to developing the private sector with friendly policies.
We have been motivated by the over 1 million active members scattered across 8 regions of the country and concluded on forming our own political party to champion our interest.
We have already begun all the necessary legal requirements and hope to announce a name for the party in two weeks’ time.
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The political class has failed us and we will no longer sit unconcerned for our constitutional rights to be trampled upon.
We wish to call on all well-meaning Ghanaians and all those who feed on the Small-Scale Mining to join this course to rescue our legitimate business.
Long live Small-Scale Mining
Long live GNASSM
Long live Ghana
Signed
Nana Biribireba Boateng
(Chairman, Political Affairs Committee – GNASSM)
Kwabena Owusu
(Secretary, Political Affairs Committee -GNASSM)
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