{"id":13448,"date":"2025-10-03T18:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13448"},"modified":"2025-10-03T18:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:08:52","slug":"we-can-win-galamsey-fight-without-state-of-emergency-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=13448","title":{"rendered":"We can win galamsey fight without State of Emergency \u2013 Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jeg_navbar_mobile_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_navbar_mobile jeg_sticky_nav\" data-mode=\"fixed\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mobile_bottombar jeg_mobile_midbar jeg_container normal\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_nav_row\">\n<div class=\"jeg_nav_col jeg_nav_center jeg_nav_grow\">\n<div class=\"item_wrap jeg_nav_aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"jeg_nav_item jeg_mobile_logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main \">\n<div class=\"jeg_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_content jeg_singlepage\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"jeg_main_content col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"jeg_inner_content\">\n<div class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta jeg_post_meta_1\">\n<div class=\"meta_left\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_reading_time\">President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the National Security Council does not currently see the need to declare a state of emergency in response to the ongoing fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p>Speaking during a stakeholder engagement on illegal mining in Accra, the President stated that although he holds the constitutional power to declare a state of emergency, such action must be based on advice from the National Security Council, which, at present, believes the battle against galamsey can be won through existing legal and security frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I have the power to do it,\u201d Mahama said. \u201cBut the president acts not only on his authority but also on the advice of the National Security Council\u2026as of now, the National Security Council believes that we can win the fight against galamsey without a state of emergency,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>However, the President also made it clear that he would not hesitate to declare it should the security leadership deem it necessary in the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-center \">\n<div class=\"ads_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"a-single a-10\">\u201cThe day they advise me otherwise \u2014 that now we need a state of emergency \u2014 I will not hesitate in declaring it,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mahama\u2019s remarks come amid renewed pressure from civil society organisations and faith-based groups urging the government to take more drastic measures to stop the environmental destruction caused by illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not invoking emergency powers, Mahama reiterated his government\u2019s full commitment to the fight, referencing ongoing reforms, prosecutions, and inter-agency operations aimed at dismantling illegal mining networks and restoring Ghana\u2019s degraded lands and water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still believe we have the power to win this fight,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that the National Security Council does not currently see the need to declare a state of emergency in response to the ongoing fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey. 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