By: Roberta Gayode Modin
Illegal mining activities have become a battle for Ghanaians to fight as it has led to the destruction of water bodies, and Ghana’s forests among others.
In 2017, President Nana Akufo Addo pledged to put his presidency on the line to fight galamsey
“If there is one right thing to be done, that thing is for all to fight galamsey, reclaim the lands, and leave for posterity a “green country” and a “clean space”, he said.
About six years on, Ghanaians are yet to see an end to galamsey activities and its devastating impacts.
Socially conscious blogger, Kobby Kyei has admonished the chiefs of galamsey communities to wake up and fight against the menace.
“It’s about time that the chiefs in our communities raise their power because it looks as if they are allowing themselves to be influenced by politics”, he said on the GTV Breakfast Show.
He added that inhabitants of galamsey communities who cannot afford to buy water use the polluted water to cook and drink. According to him, it has led to the prevalence of many waterborne diseases in the communities.
