Yaw Opoku Mensah, a communications team member for the New Patriotic Party, has spoken out about the ongoing effort to stop illegal mining.
He believes that certain media outlets and civil society organizations are no longer as committed to this fight as they once were.
Mensah suggested that these groups have started to make the fight against illegal mining a political issue rather than a national priority.
He described the current level of urgency shown by these groups as "astonishing" given the past focus on the problem.
Mensah recalled that some media houses had previously shown the negative impacts of illegal mining.
He implied that the current stance of these groups does not match their earlier engagement with the issue.
The official's comments highlight a perceived shift in how the illegal mining problem is being addressed by various stakeholders.