(VIDEO) Most NDC National Leaders Have Stopped Answering Our Calls Since the Party Came to Power – Reuben Jabari Laments
Ashanti-based miner and staunch NDC member defends Joseph Yamin over galamsey claims and calls for stronger grassroots engagement.
- Jabari says only Joseph Yamin and Mustapha Gbande respond to distressed NDC grassroots members
- He refutes galamsey allegations against Yamin, calling them false and politically unfair
- Urges party leadership to showcase land reclamation efforts, not just environmental damage
Reuben Solomon Jabari, a committed member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed deep frustration with the party’s national leadership.
Solomon Jabari lamented that since the NDC assumed power, most national executives have stopped responding to grassroots concerns, especially from the Ashanti mining community.
“Most of them have stopped answering our calls since the party came to power — only Joseph Yamin and Mustapha Gbande pick up when miners are in distress,” Jabari stated.
Speaking in an interview on Lawson TV/Radio Ghana’s “Ghana Se Sen” show on Friday, July 18, 2025, Jabari, who is also a miner and road contractor, said the situation has left many loyal party members feeling abandoned. According to him, small-scale miners in the Ashanti Region face constant harassment, yet only a few leaders provide support.
In the same interview, Jabari came to the strong defense of NDC National Organizer Joseph Yamin, who he says has been wrongly accused of being involved in illegal mining (galamsey). Jabari dismissed the allegations as completely false and without basis.
“It is settings — not true. There is no iota in it,” he said emphatically.
Jabari clarified that during the 2024 general elections, Yamin played a critical role in protecting miners from unlawful interference, helping them to operate peacefully — a move that boosted the NDC’s presence in the region. He questioned how defending legitimate miners could be equated with being a galamsey operator.
“Yamin stopped people from disturbing miners. Does that make him a miner? No,” he asserted.
He also raised concerns about unauthorized taskforces invading mining sites and intimidating operators, claiming some of these groups may be acting for personal gain rather than under legal mandate.
“Some of those disturbing miners can’t even be identified. If you investigate well, you’ll find some are exploiting the system to enrich themselves.”
Despite his criticism of the party’s silence, Jabari reaffirmed his loyalty to the NDC, urging leadership to fix internal systems and better support those working hard at the grassroots level.
“I won’t give up on the party. But we need to ensure the system works.”
Jabari ended with a passionate appeal to government and the media, calling for a more balanced portrayal of mining in Ghana. He urged stakeholders to highlight land reclamation efforts by responsible miners instead of focusing solely on the environmental damage.
“Show the reclaimed lands too — not just the damaged ones,” he pleaded.
