The CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications Ken Ashigbey has rated President John Mahama’s fight against galamsey so far as 30 per cent.
Speaking on TV3 Key Points, Ken Ashibey stated, “I will score President Mahama 30% on the fight against galamsey because the way we should deal with this issue, we are not dealing with it”.
It will be recalled John Mahama during his campaign promised to scrap LI 2462 but has now rather sought to amend it which has sparked a strong stance from environmental advocates and civil society organisations, who have voiced disappointment over the Mahama administration’s decision.
“The LI that we have is an illegality by the way it is situated. So, when the President says all they are going to do is to amend it, it is wrong. It is not what he promised us”, he added.
Meanwhile, President John Dramani Mahama has declared mining in Ghana’s forest reserves will be banned permanently.
Speaking on the progress of his administration’s first 120 days, President Mahama stated, “The first 120 days, we’ve taken decisive action through a five-point strategy to overhaul and sanitise the mining sector. This includes regulatory reforms and strengthening law enforcement, including joint task forces, arrest and seizure of mining equipment, stakeholder collaboration, and reclamation of degraded lands.
“Seven out of nine reserves have been reclaimed, and illegal miners have been flushed out of these forest reserves,” Mahama said.
“Concerning the ban on mining in forest reserves, on March 20, 2025, a legislative instrument L.I. 2462 was presented to Parliament to amend the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulation. This amendment removes the president’s power to approve mining in forest reserves,” he explained.
“I also plan to amend the Minerals and Mining Act, 2003 (Act 703) to completely prohibit mining in forest reserves. This would effectively, meticulously, legally, and entirely ban mining in our forest reserves,” he stated.
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Ken Ashigbey, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, has rated President John Mahama 30% in his administration’s fight against illegal mining (galamsey).#TheKeyPoints pic.twitter.com/LUL29kzIEc
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