We will burn the ballot boxes - An angry farmer warns the government about poor access to their farms.
An enraged elderly resident of Likpe in the Volta Region has warned political leaders not to approach his community with ballot boxes or papers during election season, or he will set them ablaze.
Bright's rage, as captured in a video shared by Edem Srem, one of Ghana's foremost drone pilots and documentary producers, stems from the fact that their farming communities have been robbed of development for decades.
He explained that politicians have continued to treat them as if they were disposable, only returning to them when they needed their votes.
"This is where we've been farming, and this is where our food has come from, but look at the state of our roads." We are in pain. Take a look at the entire area in the few weeks since the rains began.
"As a result, we require roads." Don't ask for our votes again if you don't bring roads. You will not be accepted. We will not even allow you to enter the landscape. So be very cautious. We’ve been voting for you for quite a long time, after the voting then you go, four years later, you’ll come,” he said.
He also warned that politicians who try to return to the community without doing what is necessary will be met with hostility.
He explained that if this is not done for them, the ballot boxes delivered to them will be burned.
"Don't come back, o; this place will be too hot for you." We'll burn the ballot papers and ballot boxes if you bring them. If you don't come and tar this road for us, the foodstuffs you've been eating there - you have no idea how hard we work to get it to Accra... "Help us now, not tomorrow," the enraged man demanded.
read also: Galamsey is causing havoc in Ghana, and cocoa exports may be banned soon, according to Fuseini.
Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister Inusah Fuseini has suggested that Ghana may be barred from exporting its main export, cocoa, due to the threat of illegal mining ('galamsey').
According to him, harmful chemicals such as mercury have been found in cocoa beans as a result of 'galamsey' activities, making them unfit for human consumption.
"Galamseyers are not only destroying our environment, but their activities are now targeting the country's economic backbone." I'm sure you've heard that the European Union (EU) claims there are traces of mercury in our cocoa. It is a blow to the economy's backbone," he said in Twi during a Neat FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb.
Fuseini, a former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, stated that Ghana must recognize the threat of 'galamsey' as a threat to its survival and take serious measures to combat it.
"Even if we stop galamsey today, it will take close to 100 years to fully restore the environment, including the water bodies." As a result, in other countries, such activities that harm the environment are considered environmental crimes and are referred to as crimes against the environment," he explained.
He also claimed that the government's current approach to combating the threat is ineffective due to its narrow focus.
"That is why I told Nana Addo that he was wrong when he said he was outright prohibiting 'galamsey.' When the second attempt was completed, I informed them that it had to be a multi-stakeholder effort. A lot of people must be part of the fight,” he said.
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