{"id":221088,"date":"2024-09-26T20:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/26\/state-of-emergency-not-solution-to-galamsey\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T20:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:50:50","slug":"state-of-emergency-not-solution-to-galamsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/26\/state-of-emergency-not-solution-to-galamsey\/","title":{"rendered":"State of emergency not solution to galamsey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has argued that declaring a state of emergency is not the solution to addressing the issue of illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come in response to growing calls for the government to declare a state of emergency to tackle the destructive activities of galamsey across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The environmental damage caused by illegal mining has prompted widespread concern, with numerous civil society organizations (CSOs), individuals, unions, and associations supporting the demand for decisive action.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the severe impact of galamsey on the country\u2019s resources, Salam Mustapha emphasized that more sustainable and strategic approaches are needed to resolve the problem, rather than resorting to a state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on <em><strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong><\/em> on <em><strong>Citi FM<\/strong><\/em> on Thursday, Mustapha noted \u201cI don\u2019t see how a state of emergency solves the problem. I don\u2019t see it being the solution. The solution is understanding it from the root. How come today a farmer can sell his cocoa [farm] to a galamseyer.<\/p>\n<p>He further indicated that \u201cThere is more to it than just the periphery that we are attacking. So if we don\u2019t come back, have a whole rethink of this thing then we will keep fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will do about a year the thing goes down then the next year when no one is talking about it again it hits again. 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