- CRC Chairman Prof Henry Kwasi Prempeh criticized Ghana’s failure to control illegal mining (‘galamsey’).
- Prempeh linked the problem to broader government failures in regulating transport, slum settlements, and other societal issues.
- Criticism follows President Mahama’s statement about exhausting other measures before declaring a state of emergency.
- Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie warned that galamsey has worsened and urged immediate government action.
- The Acting Chief Justice suggested banning mining in forest reserves and repealing LI 2462 as key steps.
- Both leaders stressed the urgency of decisive measures to curb the illegal mining crisis.
Prof Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Chairman of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) and Executive Director of CDD-Ghana, has criticized Ghana’s persistent failure to curb illegal small-scale mining, known locally as ‘galamsey’.
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He argued that the government’s inability to regulate other societal issues, such as commercial motor and tricycle operations and slum proliferation on public land, reflects why tackling galamsey has proven ineffective.
His remarks come amid growing criticism over perceived government inaction.
President John Dramani Mahama recently indicated that his administration aims to explore alternative measures before considering a state of emergency to address illegal mining.
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Meanwhile, Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has also highlighted the worsening galamsey crisis.
Speaking at the 2025 Ghana Bar Association Conference in Wa, he called for urgent government intervention, including repealing LI 2462, which currently permits mining in forest reserves.
Both leaders emphasized that immediate, decisive action is needed to tackle the illegal mining problem.
