Convenor for the Media Coalition against , Dr Kenneth Ashigbey has urged the government to declare a state of national emergency to address the surge in illegal mining activities in the country popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking during an interview on Joy News monitored by GhanaWeb on Monday, March 31, 2025, he stressed the need for the government to take decisive action against illegal mining including the declaration of a state of emergency to safeguard the environment. "So, all of these forest reserves, you need to declare a state of emergency.
A lot of our water bodies have been diverted, or blocked, and there are going to be major landslides and mud slides and flooding of some of these communities because of the way we have treated the water bodies. "When the rain starts coming in, the lives of Ghanaians would be at stake.
I believe that the state of emergency will give the President special powers, to work together with the AG and the Chief Justice set up these specialised fast track courts.
