The Generational Rights Protection Society (GRPS), a civil society group championing environmental justice, has called on President 's administration to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in response to what it describes as the escalating illegal mining crisis in the country, popularly known as galamsey.
The group, which includes notable figures such as the Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike; media personality Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah; and Ghanaian journalist Kwame Appiah Kubi, among others, warns that government inaction will only worsen the crisis.
GRPS is urging the government to move beyond rhetoric and adopt bold, comprehensive measures to preserve Ghana's natural resources and secure the livelihoods of future generations.
The group emphasized that the current situation constitutes a national emergency requiring immediate and decisive action.
