Resume campaign against ‘galamsey’ – GJA President to Journalists

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed worry over the reduction of media campaigns against illegal small-scale mining, commonly known as galamsey.

He asserted that the state of Ghana’s waterbodies would have improved by now if the vibrancy and publicity on the illegality had continued.

“The GJA seeks to lead a strong media campaign for the protection of the environment and the good of the country

“But for the retrogression in action by duty bearers, sanity would have prevailed, and our land and water bodies would have been healed by now

That notwithstanding, withdrawing from our duty, as we have done now, is more harmful to the nation,” he stated.

He also made a clarion call on duty bearers to take responsibility and take significant actions to combat deforestation.

“We also urge duty bearers to accept responsibility by taking significant actions to combat this scourge, such as deforestation, which has the potential to devastate our land,” he urged.