Awula Serwah backs state of emergency against galamsey, demands action

Awula Serwah urged the government to deploy available resources, including the Armed Forces, Navy and Air Force, to combat illegal mining and rid the country of the menace.

She stressed that declaring a state of emergency must go beyond an announcement and result in concrete measures to halt illegal mining and protect the country’s water bodies and forest reserves.

Executive Director of Eco-Conscious Citizens, Awula Serwah, has backed calls by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference for a state of emergency to tackle illegal mining, insisting that the declaration must be accompanied by decisive action.