Manasseh Awuni Questions Mahama’s Commitment to Fighting Galamsey: “He’s Been Very Disappointing”

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Manasseh Azure Awuni has criticised President Mahama’s commitment to ending galamsey in Ghana
He said the president has not shown strong leadership or seriousness in tackling the menace
The investigative journalist disputed Mahama’s claim that galamsey got worse under Akufo-Addo

Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has questioned President John Mahama’s commitment to the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

The investigative journalist stated that there is a lack of leadership and desire on the part of the president to end the galamsey menace, which is causing havoc to Ghana’s water bodies and forest reserves.

President John Mahama, Manasseh Azure Awuni. illegal mining, galamsey, illegal miners — Manasseh Azure Awuni questions President John Mahama’s commitment to fighting galamsey.
Photo credit: John Dramani Mahama & Manasseh Azure Awuni/Facebook.
Source: Facebook

During his first media encounter on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, President Mahama acknowledged the growing calls for drastic action in the fight against illegal mining.

Many Ghanaians have called on the president to declare a state of emergency on galamsey and clamp down on the activities of illegal miners across the country.

Manasseh challenges Mahama’s galamsey assertions

However, reacting to this on Facebook, Manasseh Azure Awuni said President Mahama has not shown sufficient seriousness in fighting galamsey.

“President Mahama has been brilliant tonight. From his first term and now, President Mahama has always demonstrated a strong grasp on all the sectors. He’s not the kind that can be easily fooled by a minister or an appointee,” he said.

“On galamsey, however, he has been very disappointing. The decay did not start in the last eight years of Akufo-Addo, as the president said. I was a journalist when President Mahama was president. In his first term, I did not see the seriousness in fighting the menace. And his body language doesn’t seem to show that it will be any different,” he added.

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Read Manasseh Azure Awuni Facebook post below:

He disputed President Mahama’s assertion that the decay caused by galamsey began only in the past eight years under President Akufo-Addo.

“The land that is destroyed because of galamsey can produce food crops, so we should stop creating the impression that the only alternative to illegal mining is ‘deviant acts’, as the president said,” he further stated.

The renowned journalist further criticised President Mahama’s decision to disband the anti-galamsey task force set up by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno.

“Why disband the IGP’s task force instead of just asking them to verify permits when they visit sites? Which sites did the task force invade that turned out to be a legitimate mining concession?” he questioned.

NDC National Organiser, Joseph Yamin, President John Mahama, illegal mining, galamsey, task force — Joseph Yamin, the NDC national organiser, accuses the government anti-galamsey task force, set up by President John Mahama. of extorting money from illegal miners.
Photo credit: UGC.
Source: Facebook

NDC organiser criticise government on galamsey fight

In a related development, YEN.com.gh reported that the National Organiser of the NDC, Joseph Yamin accused the government’s anti-illegal mining task force of extorting illegal miners.