Members of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) recently inaugurated taskforce against illegal gold mining popularly known as galamsey in the local parlance, have been warned against abusing their powers.
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, served the warning.
Mr. Gyamfi cautioned tye taskforce that unprofessionalism will not be tolerated under any circumstance.
In his speech to inaugurate the taskforce, Mr. Gyamfi declared that the team has been fully resourced to carry out its mandate of enforcing ethical gold trading and ensuring strict compliance with the law.
The GoldBod Chief Executive Officer says “With the support of the president, we’ve provided the necessary orientation, training, logistics, and resources for the task force to operate effectively and fearlessly.”
He added “We expect nothing but professionalism and patriotism from them.”
While pledging full support to officers who act in good faith, he issued a stern warning to those who might be tempted to misuse their positions.
“Let me say that I have firm instructions to hold you to the highest standards of ethical conduct and accountability. We will protect those of you committed to doing your job, but we will deal ruthlessly with any member who brings the name of the government or the nation into disrepute.”
Mr Gyamfi also appealed for public cooperation, especially from players in the gold trading industry, urging them to operate within the law.
“We must all make a commitment to comply with the law. And by that, I mean to trade gold legally — by ensuring you have a valid licence from the Gold Board before engaging in any gold transactions.”
He emphasised the GoldBod’s push for transparency, revealing that a new digital licensing system has been introduced to eliminate bribery, extortion, and bottlenecks in the application process.
“We’ve introduced a seamless, digital licensing system. As I speak, we’ve granted over 300 licences with minimal human involvement. The process is online, straightforward, and corruption-free. We have not taken a dime from any applicant.”
“Those who have gone through it can attest that the system is transparent and fair. This is the new standard, and we encourage all stakeholders to comply.”
Mr Gyamfi concluded by calling on all Ghanaians to support the initiative, noting that the success of the task force depends on a collective national effort to sanitise the gold industry.
Source: Africa Publicity
Want to publish a news story, press release, statement, article or biography on
www.africapublicity.com?
Send it to us via
WhatsApp on +233543452542 or email
africapublicityandproductions@gmail.com or to our editor through
melvintarlue2022@gmail.com.