The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey and Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has lambasted the government for its continued failure to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, describing the delay as a betrayal of public trust and a threat to Ghana's forest reserves.
Addressing a press conference on June 19, 2025, Dr Ashigbey reminded the public that President and senior officials had repeatedly assured Ghanaians that the controversial regulation, which permits mining in protected forest areas, would be scrapped. "This was communicated through several public declarations by His Excellency the President himself, both before and after the 2024 elections," Dr Ashigbey stated.
He disclosed that on May 8, 2025, the President's Special Advisor on Lands and Natural Resources, Prof.
Jerry S.Y.
