The College Academics Affiliation of Ghana (UTAG) has known as out President John Dramani Mahama over what it describes as his administration’s inaction in tackling unlawful mining, regionally referred to as galamsey.
In keeping with the affiliation, the federal government has did not make any important strides in addressing the menace over the previous six months, regardless of President Mahama’s earlier dedication to eradicating unlawful and irresponsible mining in Ghana forward of the 2024 common elections.
The President had pledged to take decisive motion by signing the “Nationwide Pledge Towards Unlawful and Irresponsible Mining (Galamsey)”.
UTAG expressed its issues in an announcement issued following an emergency Nationwide Govt Council (NEC) assembly held on Thursday, seventeenth July 2025, which reviewed the federal government’s actions up to now six months with regard to the combat towards unlawful mining.
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The assertion acknowledged that whereas the federal government has achieved modest beneficial properties, the general scenario stays deeply unsatisfactory and requires pressing, significant progress.
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UTAG said:
NEC took be aware of the directions issued by the Lawyer-Basic and Minister for Justice to the Financial and Organised Crime Workplace (EOCO) to analyze sure political actors for his or her alleged involvement in galamsey and associated actions.
Whereas that is commendable, extra decisive and coordinated motion is required to eradicate the galamsey menace from the nation completely.
The affiliation additional cited the federal government’s failure to fulfill the important thing provisions of the anti-galamsey pact signed previous to the 2024 elections. These commitments embrace:
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A right away and unambiguous denunciation of galamsey
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Speedy motion to halt all galamsey operations
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Enforcement of the legislation with out worry or favour
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Full implementation of anti-galamsey insurance policies
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Zero tolerance messaging from political leaders
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Fulfilling all associated pledges past the preliminary dedication
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UTAG is subsequently urging President Mahama to behave swiftly and honour his guarantees. The affiliation warned that failure to take action would compel them to resort to constitutionally sanctioned measures, together with industrial motion.
If concrete steps aren’t taken promptly, UTAG won’t hesitate to activate all constitutionally permitted avenues—together with industrial motion—to demand the fulfilment of those nationwide commitments.
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The affiliation concluded by encouraging its members and most people to stay vigilant and united in safeguarding Ghana’s atmosphere for future generations.
