The Fix The Country Movement has urged the government to take urgent and decisive action against the escalating galamsey crisis by repealing Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462 and declaring a state of emergency. Speaking on the Channel One Newsroom on Monday, September 22, Edward Tuttor, a member of the movement, emphasised the need to confront the illegal mining issue directly without downplaying its severity.
“Galamsey needs to be tackled head-on. We don’t need to soften the issues or pretend that we don’t know what is going on,” Tuttor stated. He praised President John Dramani Mahama for publicly recognising galamsey as a national emergency during his thank-you tour in the Western North region on July 15, 2025. “I was pleased when the president admitted publicly that galamsey is now a national emergency,” he noted.
However, Tuttor stressed that this acknowledgement must lead to immediate action. “If it is a national emergency, we are saying that the president should declare a state of emergency,” he insisted. He also called for the repeal of LI 2462, which he believes hinders effective regulation of small-scale mining and complicates efforts to combat galamsey. “The problem of galamsey is straightforward, and the solution is clear: repeal LI 2462 and declare a state of emergency,” Tuttor stated.
Source: Abigail Arthur
