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Social justice activist, Ms Felicity Nelson expressed her worries about how the Ghanaian government is managing the galamsey issue.
While speaking on Joy Prime’s Newsfile as reported by MyNewsGH.com, Ms Nelson voiced her disappointment with the inadequate reaction to the environmental crisis caused by illegal mining.
“I was alarmed when [a researcher] mentioned the period it will take to restore the polluted water bodies, and that is crazy,” she stated, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.
Nelson believes that the government’s focus on “PR games” rather than enacting effective solutions has created a misleading appearance of progress that fails to truly address underlying problems.
She emphasized the popular custom of setting fire to mining equipment, frequently portrayed in the media as a firm opposition to illegal mining.
“We are pussyfooting around the issue, and we are going in like burning excavators,” she said, pointing out that these machines could be repurposed for essential infrastructure projects, such as building roads, rather than going up in flames.
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