In Ghana, cocoa has been one of the major producers of foreign exchange earnings. It is for this reason, the various heads of state fight hard to ensure its sustainability.

President Akuffo Addo in his efforts to protect our lands, water bodies, and forest reserves, has ensured that illegal mining activities are ceased.

But the narration over the past years has been different as we keep witnessing illegal mining popularly known as Galamsey across the country.

Nana Yaw Attakora Amaniapong Nkosuohene of Nsuaem No.2 who doubled as three (3) term NPP former chairman in the Bosome-freho constituency, is A farmer who had his cocoa farm destroyed by illegal miners in the Bosome-freho is currently crying for help.

Nana Yaw Attakora Amaniapong who resides at Nsuaem No2 said
his four (4) acre Cocoa Farm Situated at Danso in the said District was forcibly destroyed by illegal miners in the forcibly destroyed without his consent.

Revealing the sad side of his ordeal, Nana Yaw Attakora farmer said, that after illegal miners destroyed his cocoa farm which had been the only source of his livelihood for him and his family, have refused to compensate him.

Nana Yaw Attakora Amaniapong said the illegal miners have destroyed his life.

He is therefore pleading with President Akuffo Addo, Ashanti regional minister Hon Simon Osei Mensah, and Local government minister Hon Dan Kwaku Botwe to come to his rescue since all efforts to get the illegal miners to do the needful have proved futile.

“All hopes are lost. They’ve virtually prevented me and my family from eating.

He is therefore appealing to the president and all other stakeholders to come to his aid since the situation was badly affecting him.