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The Media Coalition Against Galamsey<\/strong> has made a bold move ahead of Ghana\u2019s upcoming elections, urging the country\u2019s two leading presidential candidates to take a clear stance on the issue of illegal mining, commonly referred to as galamsey<\/strong>.<\/p>\nDespite a petition submitted by the coalition, both to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)<\/strong> and John Dramani Mahama<\/strong> of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have remained silent on the matter, prompting the coalition to intensify its efforts.<\/p>\nIn an interview on Channel One TV<\/strong><\/em>\u2018s Face to Face<\/em><\/strong>, Dr Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, expressed determination to pursue the agenda despite the candidates\u2019 silence on the petition.<\/p>\n\u201cWe need the National Democratic Congress\u2019 presidential candidate, H.E former President John Mahama, and the New Patriotic Party presidential candidate, H.E Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to declare openly the support for this crisis response that we\u2019re asking for.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, we have written to the two of them [Bawumia and Mahama], but we don\u2019t have any response yet. We\u2019re going to push that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey outlined strategic actions to combat galamsey<\/em> in the lead-up to the elections.<\/p>\nTo ensure a united front, he emphasized the need for a non-partisan approach to prevent political exploitation.<\/p>\n
He called on political parties to join forces with President Akufo-Addo to tackle illegal mining collectively.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we don\u2019t make this a non-partisan battle, and bring everybody in, you will have a situation where some of these political parties would want to take advantage of the fight to the detriment of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need the political parties all behind the commander-in-chief and saying that we\u2019re fighting this together. And I can tell you, the movements are going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
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