Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Lands and Natural Resources Committee, Akwasi Konadu, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for using his engagement with CSOs to divert the demand for a state of emergency to end illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey
Speaking on Eyewitness news on Friday, October 3, 2025, Mr Konadu said that the meeting with the CSOs, which he calls “a meeting with praise singers”, was to divert attention from its fundamental failure to tackle the galamsey menace
“He called praise singers just to come and quench the demand for the declaration of a state of emergency and a proper effort at tackling and eliminating illegal mining activity called galamsey, as he told us when he was an opposition leader.
“What exactly did he say that would have been different or contributed or will contribute to the fight against galamsey activities in this country none. Everything that he said was a way to divert attention from the effort that he has not put in,” he said.
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, October 3 2025, hosted a high-level meeting with civil society organisations (CSOs) and key stakeholders to discuss sustainable solutions to the devastation caused by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
The meeting provides a platform for stakeholders to share perspectives and propose strategies to complement ongoing government efforts to curb the menace.
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