Following the August 6 military plane crush that claimed the lives of eight Ghanaian heroes, the Chief Executve Officer of St. Georgina Health Care and Consultancy, Dr. Godfred Andoh, has issued a passionate call for national action against illegal mining, also known as “galamsey.
Dr. Andoh, in a powerful public statement insists that there is an urgent for Ghanaians to honour the memory and sacrifice of the fallen state officials by putting an end to t environmental mental destructions that continues to threaten the nation’s future.
Speaking to the correspondent in an interview on Sunday August 17 the renowned Doctor said the officials who jost their lives in the plane crush were executing their lawful duties to fight against galamsey operations.
He lamented that for for now their blood are crying against the illegal mining activities.
Therefore as a nation why don’t we come together and end the galamsey operations to make the souls of the dead happy.
Describing illegal mining as an insult to the legacy of the fallen officers, Dr. Andoh warned that continuing the destructive practice dishonours their sacrifice.
Anyone who continues to engage in illegal mining continues to insult the souls of these men, he declared, adding the only thing that will justify the sacrifice they have made is to end galamsey.
Dr. Andoh who is also a Convener of the Transformation Conference, emphasized that nothing will better immortalize the fallen heroes than a collective national commitment to end the destruction of Ghana’s natural environment.
It is a collective responsible for Ghanaians to appreciate, honour and show our love for them,he hinted
According to him the eight national heroes, who perished in the gory helicopter crash have become symbols of the struggle to reclaim the country’s lands and water bodies from environmental degradation.
The statement adds to the growing public outcry for stronger enforcement and sustainable solutions to the illegal mining crisis, which has had far-reaching impacts on Ghana’s rivers, forests, and rural communities.
