The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo let out the position of President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government, when he said: “… Putting that lady [Aisha Huang – the Chinese galamsey queen] in jail in Ghana is not going to solve your economic problems. It is not going to make you or me happy, that’s not important”.

Mr Osafo-Maafo made the comment recently during a town hall meeting abroad when he was addressing the issue of illegal mining by Chinese nationals and why En Huang, who was arrested in Ghana along with four other Chinese for such related offences, was left off the hook and only deported.

At a Moment of Truth press briefing by the NDC, its National Communication Officer, Mr Sammy Gyamfi said: “With regards to Osafo-Maafo’s disgraceful but honest confessions, it is our view that the Senior Minister only communicated the position of President Akufo-Addo and his government”.

“This is the reason why”, he noted, “the government has so far not had the courage to denounce or contradict him”.

“The Akufo-Addo government has amply demonstrated that like the biblical Esau, the interest of the people of Ghana matters little when it comes to instant gratification. Despite what he said about caring for the next generation more than the next election, all that matters to Akufo-Addo is to obtain money at all cost so as to do some projects that they hope will help them win election 2020.

“However, we know without a shadow of a doubt that the Ghanaian people will punish President Akufo-Addo for this monumental betrayal of our trust and mandate”.



Read the NDC’s full statement below