Beachfront Mining Suspended, Not Aborted

Only a suspension has stopped the extension of mining activities close to our continental shelf or beachfront.

It is as though the destruction of water bodies and forests has not done enough damage to our environment.

It turned out last week that government suspended a licence given to a company to mine along our beaches. Many were taken aback about the development, especially not knowing when the arrangement all started.

But for the complaint and even resistance from fisherfolks who would have directly felt the impact of the unusual activities, we would have just woken up one morning to find excavators mining for gold or whatever minerals on our beaches. What a country and government!

We are prompted to question what went into the decision to even give a nod and a licence for the mining activities to take place on our beachfront. Phew! What is happening to this country under this group of Ghanaians?

All is not well with us as irresponsible mercantile considerations are overwhelming responsible governance in all spheres.

When would the suspension be lifted so the vexatious mining activities can take place? The unusual project has only been suspended, not aborted as per the correspondence from government.

At a time when illegal mining activities have gone out of hand and the President falling short of throwing up his hands in the air and declaring surrender in the war against galamsey, the last thing we want is the opening of another front in the environmental- damaging activities.

Indeed, the campaign time promises of stopping the illegality within a very short time has turned out to be hot air.

The President has called on traditional rulers to support him to stop illegal mining activities. It would be prudent for him to first apologise to Ghanaians for lying to them that he had an antidote to the illegality. He is yet to act on the announcement he made about some of his National Democratic Congress (NDC) top persons engaged in the illegality.

What has happened to his promise of using drones or even high-tech to stop galamsey?

The last environmental blow to this country would be allowing mining on our beachfronts. The threats to the already endangered marine life and the accompanying drawbacks are already beckoning us. We cannot allow the mining of our continental shelf. Not at this time.

We salute our fisherfolks who stood up against the dangerous mining practice and to assure them that their compatriots are with them in this noble cause.

As for the big names behind the beachfront mining project, let them know that Ghanaians would not let it be.

We have had enough of the ongoing destruction of our environment by persons well placed in officialdom, and are not ready for the extension of it to our coastline.

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