Day two of the #StopGalamseyNow protest is underway as citizens continue to demand an end to illegal mining.
The protest organized by the Fix The Country Movement began on Sunday, September 21 with a vigil that lasted late into the night.
It saw protestors of all ages gather outside the Jubilee House, and they protested peacefully, spoke in turns and watched documentaries about the effects of illegal mining.
At one point, the Deputy Director of Operations at Jubilee House, Mustapha Gbande, tried to disperse the crowd urging them to engage the government instead, however his request was rejected by protestors.
Despite comments about the relatively low turnout at the protest on Monday, protestors have gathered once again around Accra Mall on September 22.
Speaking to Joy News reporters, co-founder and lead convener of the Fix the Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, expressed his sentiments.
According to him, the duty to fix the galamsey menace lies on the leaders and not the youth.
He explained, “I do not think that the responsibility about fixing this problem should now become a young peoples problem.”
“We shouldn’t let the fact that those who are guilty bearers have failed us, now become that the fact that young people did not show up it means that they’re not serious.”
“They have been serious. They’ve been knocking on this. There are many times where they have been on the street in their numbers.”
“It’s not their problem. It’s the fact that we’ve elected people to fix this problem and they must fix it,” he argued.
People frustration over the lack of progress in curbing the galamsey issue continues to grow.
This marks the third year that the Fix the Country Movement and Democracy Hub have staged demonstrations against galamsey.
