The police have blocked major roads leading to the Jubilee House to prevent organisers of the “Stop Galamsey Now” protest, under the umbrella name Democratic Hub, from proceeding further.
The demonstrators are currently gathered at the 37 Roundabout, defying police orders not to assemble, to march to the Jubilee House.
During a pre-briefing, one of the organisers, identified as Nii Ayi, cautioned protesters not to get close to the police and to surrender willingly if the police attempted to make arrests.
According to him, their main objective is to send a message to the president to stop the galamsey menace ravaging the forests and water bodies.
“The NDC had a major demonstration a while ago. Their concern was against the EC and electoral matters. The NDC has clearly demonstrated to us that their concerns are only about winning the next elections and not about the Ghanaian citizens. Ghana Youth ‘Make your mind dey’
“A human being can only live three days without water, and after three days, every human being will die. So, if our water bodies are being destroyed and we will get to a point where we have to import water and the Ghanaian citizen cannot afford water that is being produced right here, that is a license to death
“So, today, we are gathered here not to cause trouble, but to send a very strong message to them that the youth of Ghana are still present and alive and we will stand to defend Ghana even if the worst must happen to us,” he stated.
