With due respect to genuine environmentalists and patriots, what is going on at the moment is primarily a political “galamsey” battle to try to improve the dwindling prospects of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to win impending elections.
The war against “galamsey” cannot be fought and won in three months. This war requires strategic, concerted and committed efforts spanning many years to achieve the requisite success.
It is only a political NDC anti-galamsey battle that could be fought and concluded within three months.
So, the choice is clear. Those who wish to try to tilt the upcoming elections to the NDC to form the next government are those who should join their battle.
Everyone else should resist this political interference in the upcoming elections and approach the problem appropriately.
The last New Patriotic Party (NPP) battle against “galamsey” cost the party dearly while benefiting the NDC, which stood with the “galamseyers.”
The unions, CSOs and other relevant stakeholders did not care a hoot about the situation. They did not even call out the NDC.
Objective environmentalists agree that there needs to be a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by all relevant stakeholders, including the two major parties and our chiefs, before we resume the war against galamsey.
Indeed, genuine environmentalists know that we need a bipartisan consensus agreement in order to make real headway in the war against galamsey.
We must consider this issue as a national crisis that requires mainly a natural resources management policy and strategy devoid of partisan politics.
No party will fight this war while the other party promotes the activity and wins votes from this stance while stakeholders look on.
As for the hypocritical Trades Union Congress (TUC), hopefully the courts will promptly slap them down with an injunction for their threat to strike. They are clearly overstepping into a general political area, over which they have no locus.
by Prince Ofosu Sefah
Asaase Broadcasting Company airs on Asaase 99.5 Accra, Asaase 98.5 Kumasi, Asaase 99.7 Tamale, Asaase 100.3 Cape Coast, AsaasePa 107.3 (Accra).
Affiliates: Bawku FM 101.5, Bead FM 99.9 (Bimbilla), Mining City Radio 89.5 (Tarkwa), Nandom FM 101.9, Nyatefe Radio 94.5 (Dzodze), Sissala Radio 96.3 (Tumu), Somuaa FM 89.9 (Gushegu), Stone City 90.7 (Ho) and Wale FM 106.9 (Walewale).
Listen online: asaaseradio.com, Sound Garden and TuneIn.
Follow us:
X: @asaaseradio995, @Asaase985ksi, @Asaase997tamale, @asaase1003, asaasepa1073
Instagram: asaaseradio99.5, asaase985ksi, asaase100.3, asaase99.7tamale, asaasepa107.3
LinkedIn: company/asaaseradio995. TikTok: @asaaseradio99.5
Facebook: asaase99.5, asaase985ksi, Asaase100.3, asaase99.7, AsaasePa107.3.
YouTube: AsaaseRadioXtra.
Join the conversation. Accra: call 020 000 9951/054 888 8995, WhatsApp 020 000 0995. Kumasi: call 059 415 7985 or call/WhatsApp 020 631 5260. Tamale: call/WhatsApp/SMS 053 554 6468. Cape Coast: call/WhatsApp 059 388 2652.
#AsaaseRadio
#AsaasePa
#TheVoiceofOurLand
