The Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has asserted that the declaration of a state of emergency against illegal mining, known as galamsey, would not provide a lasting solution to the menace.
He said this while addressing journalists on Monday, October 20, 2025.
He rather proposed more sustainable and pragmatic interventions to curb the environmental destruction and water pollution caused by illegal mining.
In his view, while a State of Emergency might yield temporary results, it would not guarantee long-term success in the fight against galamsey.
“First and foremost I don’t think that State of Emergency will stop illegal mining. If you declare a State of Emergency in one area, you must move to another. At the end of the day, the whole of Ghana will be in a State of Emergency,” he said.
“What measures can we put in place for it to be sustained? Is the State of Emergency going to be there forever? Won’t the people go back when lifted? We can’t have a State of Emergency forever. There must be pragmatic measures to sustain it forever,” he said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
