Generational Rights Protection Society, an anti-galamsey advocacy group, is set to embark on a protest on April 28, 2025, demanding a clear blueprint with regard to the fight against illegal mining.

The advocacy group at a press conference earlier today highlighted the continuous deterioration of water bodies and forest reserves, calling for an immediate declaration of a state of emergency.

Speaking at the press conference, Convener of the Generational Rights Protection Society Kwame Appiah Kubi stated that the fight against illegal mining should be apolitical in order to restore the country’s forest reserves.

“The mission and the fight still remain that galamsey, as we spoke about last year ahead of the election, is still happening today. Even as we speak today, the expectation for which we thought that by now we ought to have seen some level of changes within our environment is not so.

“And so it has every bearing on us as citizens not to relent on our efforts, but also to let the entire nation understand the fact that galamsey is still predominant as we speak,” he said.

The demonstration scheduled for April 28 will commence at 2 pm from the Obra Sports Stadium to the Jubilee House.

Meanwhile, Co-Convenor of the Generational Rights Protection Society, Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah, emphasised that if charges of illegal operations are levelled against Akonta Mining, they should be prosecuted.

This follows the directive by the Lands Minister to revoke the mining license of Womtumi’s Akonta Mining.

“If Akonta Mining was given a license and the company didn’t abide by the rules, and if this revocation is not mere propaganda, then there must be prosecution,” he stated.