Too many excuses– Daryl Bosu slams Mahama over galamsey fight
Daryl Bosu, Deputy Director of A Rocha Ghana, has expressed his disappointment with President John Dramani Mahama’s approach to combating illegal mining, or galamsey.
Civil society organisations, including A Rocha Ghana, have been advocating for more decisive and extraordinary actions to address the environmental devastation caused by illegal mining.
However, during a media encounter on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, President Mahama stated that his administration would not rush to declare a state of emergency, explaining that current laws already provide sufficient authority to tackle the issue.
Speaking on News Feed on Channel One TV on Thursday, September 11, 2025, Bosu labeled the President’s comments as discouraging.
“We had a bit of disappointment listening to the president when he was speaking on what has been done, or what is being done, as far as galamsey is concerned. We realised that there were a number of excuses also given by the president.”
“The state of emergency has been relegated to the background, as he said it is going to be a last resort,” he said.
The Deputy Director also pointed out that the president had relegated the idea of a state of emergency to the background, stating that it would only be considered as a last resort.
“Mining is still actively going on in the Eastern and Western regions. There are police in these communities, and galamsey is ongoing. These are the circumstances we stood on to ask for a targeted state of emergency. It is unfortunate that now that the government has the power to do that, it is also giving us a lot of excuses,” he added.
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