OccupyGhana, a pressure group, has asked President Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency in all mining areas of the country immediately.
According to them, this will assist the President and his administration in streamlining mining operations in the country.
It urged President Akufo-Addo to seek advice from the Council of State before publishing a Gazette on the issue in a press release issued on Monday.
“As a result, we request that you take immediate steps to declare a state of emergency in all mining areas in Ghana.”
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“These steps would be, first, seeking and obtaining the advice of the Council of State, and second, publishing a Proclamation of the declaration in the Gazette,” the group urged.
Meanwhile, it has requested that Parliament be called back from its recess so that a state of emergency can be declared.
“Thereafter, we expect Parliament to be called back from its recess so that the government can present the facts and circumstances that led to the declaration of a state of emergency under Article 31.” (2).
“Given the gravity of the situation, we fully expect Parliament to agree with the government and provide that the state of emergency be maintained for such period as Parliament may determine in order for the government to gain a grasp of the situation,” the release continued.
Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Africa, has endorsed this call.
According to him, this is the best solution to the matter now.
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