Galamsey: I Never Said I’ll Declare a State of Emergency – Mahama

‘I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency to end galamsey’ – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has rejected reports that his administration intends to declare a state of emergency as part of efforts to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Addressing Ghanaians in New York on Friday, September 25, President Mahama said he had never indicated that the government would invoke such a measure, stressing that a state of emergency should only be considered as a last resort.

Galamsey: I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has denied reports that he plans to declare a state of emergency to deal with illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Speaking to Ghanaians in New York on Friday, September 25, President Mahama said he had never announced plans to declare a state of emergency. He explained that such a measure […]

Galamsey Fight: I never said I’ll declare a state of emergency—Mahama

President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has denounced claims that he said he was going to declare a state of emergency in the fight against galamsey while in opposition. It will be recalled that while in opposition, leading figures in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) called on the then government to declare a state of […]