Ghanaians have been loud and clear. On December 7, 2024, they voted overwhelmingly for change, handing the President-Elect the largest majority since '96.

We congratulate our President-Elect, former President John Dramani Mahama, and our history-making Vice President-Elect, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman on their historic victory. We also commend Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, flag bearer of the ruling party for graciously conceding defeat.

 As the new John Mahama administration begins its term on January 7, 2025, we join fellow environmental advocates and urge the President to:

• Declare a state of emergency in line with sections 31 and 31 (4) of the 1992 constitution or issue an Executive Order to deploy the Police and Military to remove all miners and mining equipment from our water bodies, forest reserves and farmlands; support Forestry Commission personnel who are unable to deal with armed environmental terrorists, and immediately close all mining sites that are destroying waterbodies.
• Repeal E.I 144 and L.I. 2462 and ensure that there is no mining or logging in forest reserves or globally significant biodiversity areas.
• Pause Small-scale/Community Mining, stop the issuance of new licenses, and retool the Minerals Commission.
• Investigate environmental terrorists and all persons named in Prof. Frimpong Boateng's report.

Our communities, already reeling from unprecedented devastation that has worsened over the past 4 months, have loudly chosen change. Let's give them just that. 

Elizabeth Vaah

Ghana Environmental Advocacy Group

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