The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has strongly urged all Presidential and Parliamentary Candidates to make public commitments against illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) in their ongoing political campaigns and call on their followers to follow suit.
The bishops have promised to assist the fight against galamsey through constant prayer and education. "We strongly urge all Presidential and Parliamentary Candidates to make public commitments against galamsey in their ongoing political campaigns and call on their followers to follow suit.
On our part,we promise to assist through constant prayer and education," portions of their petition they presented to the president on the issue of galamsey stated.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, in partnership with the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious and Catholic Lay Faithful and Professionals, embarked on the Environmental Prayer Protest Walk Against Galamsey in Accra on Friday, October 11.