The Forestry Commission has warned its staff that any personnel found to be colluding with illegal miners will face legal consequences.
According to Elikem Kotoko, Deputy CEO of the Forestry Commission, staff members who provide tip-offs to miners about raids or engage in any form of complicity will be dealt with according to the law.
“We will not tolerate any form of collusion with illegal miners. Staff who are found guilty will be dealt with accordingly,” Kotoko stated in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
Kotoko also announced that staff members who have spent too long in their current jurisdictions will be transferred to prevent them from developing cozy relationships with local miners.
“Some have also spent too much time in their present jurisdictions and will have to be transferred,” he added.
The Deputy CEO emphasized that the Forestry Commission is committed to protecting Ghana’s natural resources and will take firm action against any staff member who compromises this mission.
“Those who are found to be culpable, complicit, or have compromised in any way will either be shown the door, dealt with accordingly, or both,” Kotoko warned.
The move is part of the commission’s efforts to combat illegal mining activities in Ghana, which have been causing significant environmental degradation and threatening the country’s natural resources.
Below is the full post on Facebook:
Any Forestry Commission staff who is found to connive with illegal miners and or give tip-offs to the miners on raids will be dealt with according to law.
Some have also spent too much time in their present jurisdictions and will have to be transferred.
Further, those who are found to be culpable, complicite or have compromised in anyway which is an affront to President John Dramani Mahama’s mission will either be shown the door, dealt with accordingly or both.
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