A renowned Ghanaian clergyman and Vatican official, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, has expressed concern over the galamsey menace indicating that the fight has become a religious movement as well.

During an interview on TV3's Hot Issues, Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson said that aside from the people in Ghana, a lot of people outside the country have expressed worry while citing the Sweden Church as an example.

He mentioned that if people believe in God who is the creator, then it is important to desist from abusing what God created He said:  "I think it has now become a big religious movement now to take care of creation and all.

When I referred to the Eco-side in the initiative of the Eco-side law, it came from the church in Sweden.