Convenor of the One Ghana Movement, Senyo Hosi, has urged Ghanaians not to relent in their efforts to end illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.
Speaking at a press conference held in Accra by the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey on June 19, 2025, Hosi lamented the public’s attitude in the fight against the environmental crisis.
He called on citizens to rise up and defend the country’s natural resources, stressing that the struggle against galamsey is a shared national responsibility.
“They have captured the state whether it’s NDC or NPP,” he declared. “The one reason why President Mahama I believe has even showed something small is because of the public pronouncement he made coming into the election. He has to show that he has done some. But it is a difficult thing. And he himself has admitted that it is difficult. If you don’t force him, he won’t move.
“If matter comes, a lot of these politicians, they will leave this town. Most of the Ghanaians, they are sitting here, when wahala comes, they will be gone. But what water you will drink, it will be your own wahala. They would have made the money out of here and you will be suffering for the decision that they have taken. Fight for your future, fight for your children,” he urged.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey is urging the government to take bolder and more decisive steps to combat illegal mining across the country.
The coalition’s convenor, Kenneth Ashigbey, criticized the government’s slow approach and demanded the immediate repeal of L.I. 2462 the legislative instrument that permits mining in forest reserves.
“We will not accept an amendment that responds to the interests of certain individuals, not taking into account the interests of the nation. The LI 2462 must be revoked and with urgency,” Ashigbey stated.
