The Motion for Change has urged authorities to impose a direct one-year ban on all small-scale and artisanal mining actions within the nation.
The Director of Communications for the political occasion, Mr. Solomon Owusu, mentioned the group, “By an Government Instrument, all small-scale and artisanal mining actions, whether or not authorized or unlawful, ought to be banned instantly for one yr.”
The decision follows the loss of life of eight gallant males who misplaced their lives on August 6, 2025, in a Galamsey-related responsibility.
The Motion defined that the momentary ban would create room for reforms, together with a full audit of mining licences issued within the final 15 years. It added that new licences ought to solely be issued with the consent of conventional authorities after the audit.
The group additional proposed that every one mining equipment be seized and preserved by the Ghana Armed Forces, whereas degraded lands and polluted rivers are restored below state-supervised programmes.
It advisable that Parliament move new legal guidelines to completely ban mining in river our bodies and forest reserves, with offenders dealing with life imprisonment.
As well as, the Motion known as for the institution of a Youth in Accountable Mining Initiative to assist younger individuals who beforehand engaged in Galamsey to arrange authorized mining firms.
These firms, it mentioned, ought to be supported with licences, tools and off-taker agreements to function responsibly.
The occasion prompt the creation of Residents Mining Safety Rights Teams in mining communities to behave as watchdogs for accountable mining.
In accordance with the Motion, these measures type a part of its Ten-Level Motion Plan to finish unlawful mining, which is printed in its Nice Transformational Plan.
By: Jacob Aggrey
