{"id":13398,"date":"2025-09-30T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13398"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:19:57","slug":"mahama-to-engage-csos-on-galamsey-on-october-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13398","title":{"rendered":"Mahama to engage CSOs on galamsey on October 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"356\">President\u00a0<strong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"187\">John Dramani Mahama<\/strong>\u00a0has invited major civil society organisations (CSOs) to the\u00a0<strong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"265\">Jubilee House<\/strong>\u00a0for a high-level engagement on the menace of illegal mining, widely known as\u00a0<em data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"353\">galamsey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"600\">The meeting, scheduled for\u00a0<strong data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"427\">Friday, October 3, 2025, at 12:00 noon<\/strong>, is expected to bring together government officials and civil society leaders to deliberate on lasting solutions to the environmental and social crisis posed by galamsey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"828\">According to a letter issued by Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, the dialogue will serve as a platform for frank and constructive discussions aimed at harnessing collective expertise and perspectives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"828\">\u201cThis engagement aims to provide a platform for frank and constructive dialogue between the Government and civil society on the menace of illegal mining, with a view to harnessing collective expertise, perspectives, and solutions to address this national challenge,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"828\">The engagement comes at a time when illegal mining continues to spark public concern over its destruction of water bodies, farmlands, and forest reserves, with widespread calls for decisive action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"828\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/2025\/09\/30\/mahama-to-engage-csos-on-galamsey-on-october-3\/whatsapp-image-2025-09-30-at-06-00-14_dc669b12-723x1024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.14_dc669b12-723x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.14_dc669b12-723x1024-1.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.14_dc669b12-723x1024-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/2025\/09\/30\/mahama-to-engage-csos-on-galamsey-on-october-3\/whatsapp-image-2025-09-30-at-06-00-14_3f2b401a-723x1024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.14_3f2b401a-723x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.14_3f2b401a-723x1024-1.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.14_3f2b401a-723x1024-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/2025\/09\/30\/mahama-to-engage-csos-on-galamsey-on-october-3\/whatsapp-image-2025-09-30-at-06-00-15_3c6c49db-723x1024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13401\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.15_3c6c49db-723x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.15_3c6c49db-723x1024-1.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-30-at-06.00.15_3c6c49db-723x1024-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President\u00a0John Dramani Mahama\u00a0has invited major civil society organisations (CSOs) to the\u00a0Jubilee House\u00a0for a high-level engagement on the menace of illegal mining, widely known as\u00a0galamsey. 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