[ 2017-02-13 ]

MP demands national security intervention to stop destruction of farms by illega
Over three kilometers of farmlands and water
bodies in the Manso Nkasu and Krofrom towns of the
Manso Nkwanta constituency have been destroyed by
activities of illegal miners.

The two towns are cocoa growing areas, but the
activities of the illegal miners said to be
Chinese nationals are impeding the work of the
cash crop growers.

The development is said to have destroyed the
livelihood of several farmers and is creating
tension in the community.

Member of Parliament for  Manso Nkwantahe area,
Joseph Albert Quarm, told Joy News the National
Security Secretariat and the Lands and Natural
Resources ministry must intervene immediately to
avoid needless confrontation.

Mr. Quarm said he is determined to bring the
matter before Parliament.
“For me, I think it is a national call. It is a
time where national security should come to our
aid in order arrest these perpetrators because the
rate at which they are destroying our lands is not
the best,” he told Joy New’ Elton John
Brobbey.

He said the destruction caused by the farmers
happened within two weeks, suggesting that the
spate at which the illegal miners were destroying
the natural habitat of the two towns spells doom
for the country if allowed to persist.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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