The second day of the ongoing “#FreeTheCitizens” and “#SayNoToGalamsey protest will witness a petition by the organisers, Coalition of Concerned Citizens Against Galamsey to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.
The petition will happen today, October 4, as the demonstration against galamsey will continue till Saturday.
On Thursday, October 3, the first day of the demonstration, the organisers petitioned the Office of the Attorney General on the matter and called for the release of the detained protesters who were arrested on September 22.
The protest aims to raise awareness about the harmful effects of illegal mining and to push for more decisive action in combating the practice.
Convener of the group, Brownson Adatsi urged the public to join the protest in order to protect Ghana’s waterbodies and forest reserves from the destruction of illegal miners.
“We will be petitioning the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources on Friday [October 4]. And on Saturday [October 5], we will be doing the same thing, but then the terminating point will have to be Independence Square. And then that [on Saturday] night, there would be a vigil.
“This galamsey is not just illegal mining but it is a deliberate attempt to destroy our resources, our water, our land, and our future by just a select few.
“So we all need to come together because the problem is not discriminating. The problem will not affect some people and leave others.”
