Take Action To End “Galamsey” Permanently – Church Leaders Urge President | General News

Leaders of the spiritual teams have urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to take decisive measures to place a everlasting finish to unlawful mining within the nation.

The spiritual leaders took their concern to the President on the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday, and demanded rationalization to why the risk was nonetheless persisting regardless of government's assurances to handle it.

President Akufo-Addo (fourth from proper) with spiritual leaders on the Jubilee House.
The spiritual leaders included the Ghana Charismatic and Pentecostal Council, and the Catholic Bishops Conference, and the National Muslim Council.

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev JOY Mante, who led the delegation mentioned the leaders have been involved that individuals have been nonetheless engaged in unlawful mining regardless of the government's efforts to struggle the risk.

He careworn the necessity for the government to extend its efforts to arrest and prosecute extra individuals engaged within the act and responses from the government.

He mentioned the spiritual leaders have been able to assist the government in no matter method doable to struggle in opposition to galamsey

President Akufo-Addo, on his half, mentioned he was blissful that public discourse on unlawful mining had elevated over the previous years.

He mentioned the nation was quiet on the time the issue of unlawful mining was getting out of hand, and added that he was happy there was excessive public curiosity within the matter.

The President mentioned the media, conventional rulers, political and spiritual leaders had all taken curiosity within the matter and indicated that the elevated public curiosity was good within the struggle in opposition to unlawful mining.

”In an open society like ours, that is all the time step one in direction of any elementary change,” he mentioned and welcomed the choice of the spiritual our bodies to collaborate with the government to handle the issue of unlawful mining.

After preliminary opening remarks, the assembly was held behind closed doorways.