Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Convenor of FixTheCountry, has announced that the movement will hold a vigil on Sunday, September 21, at Revolution Square in Accra. This event aims to protest the ongoing environmental destruction caused by illegal mining, known as galamsey. Barker-Vormawor shared the plan in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, September 15, 2025, emphasizing the urgent need for collective action to protect Ghana’s environment.
In his post, he framed the fight against galamsey as a moral and spiritual obligation. “The responsibility to protect and preserve the environment is a divine assignment for us as a people,” he wrote, highlighting that the issue goes beyond electoral politics. “Our responsibility to end galamsey does not conclude with elections, nor does it begin after our party loses. This is bigger than petty politics,” he stated.
Additionally, Barker-Vormawor announced that the vigil will be followed by a public march on Monday, September 22, which is a national holiday. This march aims to further draw attention to what he described as an “environmental crisis of urgent proportions.”
He called on citizens from all walks of life to participate and demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding the nation’s natural resources. FixTheCountry has long been a vocal critic of successive governments’ handling of illegal mining, often arguing that political interference undermines enforcement. Barker-Vormawor’s latest call seeks to channel public frustration into civic action.
“On Sunday 21st September, we will have a vigil at the Revolution Square, and on Monday 22nd (a holiday), there will be a march, calling attention to the urgency of our environmental crisis,” his post concluded.
Source: Ernest K. Arhinful
