The Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bosu, has lambasted the government for backtracking on its promise to revoke Legislative Instrument (LI 2462), which permits mining in forest reserves across the country.
Speaking in an interview on Joy News, monitored by GhanaWeb on Monday, March 31, 2025, he expressed disappointment that despite assurances from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to revoke the LI, the government has now shifted its stance from revocation to amendment.
He warned that failing to repeal the legislation would lead to widespread destruction of the country’s forest reserves.
“We expected John Dramani Mahama‘s government to fully commit to what they promised the citizens, only for us to wake up and hear that the intention is not to revoke the LI but merely to amend it.
“So, effectively, the remaining 250 forest reserves will be open to mining. And this is where the problem lies,” he stated.
L.I. 2462, titled ‘Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations,’ was passed in November 2022.
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