A policy analyst and senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Zaato, has criticised the government for its reluctance to declare a state of emergency in response to the fight against illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey.
Speaking on TV3 on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, he questioned the government's urgency in addressing the menace. "What prevents President Mahama from declaring a state of emergency this morning, this afternoon, this evening?
It is an existential threat, it is that bad, it is destroying our water bodies. "The former president and the former government have paid their prices.
And in political sense, they've paid the ultimate price," he stated.
