Nana Yaa Akyempim Jantuah, the general secretary of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), has urged the government to deal with any foreigners who engage in unauthorized small mining (galamsey) without fear of retaliation from their home nations.
According to her, Ghana is endowed with a wealth of natural resources that other nations lack. To that end, she said, Ghana must not be afraid to make sure that foreigners who break the law are prosecuted.
On Thursday, September 8, Nana Yaa Jantuah commented on TV3’s New Day program in reference to the return of Chinese gala queen Aisha Huang, “Why should we be terrified of China? We have the resources, everything to make us so comfortable and be rich.”
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On this same issue, the Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, also said Aisha Huang disrespected Ghana with her re-entry into the country without permission.
Dr Antwi-Daneo said Ghanaian authorities must send a clear signal to all foreigners to respect the laws of the land.
[Her re-entry] shows disrespect for us as Ghanaians and for our country. When you are deported, you are declared persona non grata, you are not wanted until you are invited into the country.
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“She treated us with this kind of disdain, we should let all foreigners know that we are a country to be respected,” he told Alfred Ocansey on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Tuesday September 6.
“she treated us with this kind of disdain, we should let all foreigners to know that we are a country to be respected,” he added.
On Monday September 5, an Accra Circuit Court remanded into custody 4 Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in illegal small-scale mining activities.
Hearing the case Monday September 5, three suspects, Jong Li Huang, Huang Jei and Huiad Hua pleaded not guilty in court to a charge of engaging in sales and purchases of minerals without license.
Aisha Huang who was deported following her involvement in galamsey activities is facing charges of engaging in sale and purchases of minerals without license, as well as mining without license.
She is reported to have returned to the country under a different name. She reportedly applied for a TogoVisa and went through the borders into Ghana to continue her galamsey business in a town in the Ashanti Region.
