{"id":307476,"date":"2017-04-03T09:33:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T09:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=307476"},"modified":"2017-04-03T09:33:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T09:33:18","slug":"ghanaians-join-citi-fms-stopgalamseynow-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/ghanaians-join-citi-fms-stopgalamseynow-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians join Citi FM\u2019s #StopGalamseyNow campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Various groups and individuals have joined <strong>Citi FM\u2019s<\/strong> campaign aimed at raising awareness on illegal mining, also known as Galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>Organisations such as the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), and some other Ghanaians took to Twitter to express their concerns about the menace, which is destroying various water bodies and the environment in general.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-307506 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Stop-Galamsey-Now-4-3.jpg\" alt=\"stop-galamsey-now-4\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The campaign makes five clear demands of government to clamp down on the menace which is destroying the county\u2019s land and water resources.<\/p>\n<p>The demands include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The total cessation of all small and medium scale mining for a period of six months<\/li>\n<li>The cessation of the issuance of new mining licences for a year<\/li>\n<li>The reclassification of mining categories to reflect the use of new\/larger equipment<\/li>\n<li>The allowance of water bodies to regenerate their natural ecology<\/li>\n<li>Tree planting and a land reclamation project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some tweets\u00a0in support of the campaign are below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307482\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-6.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-6\" width=\"350\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307483\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-7.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-7\" width=\"337\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307478\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/galamsey-2.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-2\" width=\"399\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307479\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/galamsey-3.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-3\" width=\"456\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307477\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-1.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-1\" width=\"474\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307485\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Glamsey-11.jpg\" alt=\"glamsey-11\" width=\"405\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-307486\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-10.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-10\" width=\"463\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307488\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-12.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-12\" width=\"607\" height=\"296\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307494\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-14.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-14\" width=\"593\" height=\"84\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307495\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-15.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-15\" width=\"582\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307493\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-13.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-13\" width=\"576\" height=\"148\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307498\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-15\" width=\"589\" height=\"119\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307517\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kwame-Galamsey.jpg\" alt=\"kwame-galamsey\" width=\"598\" height=\"122\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307520\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Keni.jpg\" alt=\"keni\" width=\"576\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307522\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Galamsey-16.jpg\" alt=\"galamsey-16\" width=\"623\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As part of the campaign, staff of <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> and volunteers roamed\u00a0the streets of Accra today [Monday],\u00a0to distribute leaflets on the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>As the<strong> Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> pushed the campaign on-air, <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> staff interacted with commuters through the sharing of leaflets and creating awareness of the campaign with a\u00a0focus on four main corridors; Tema, Legon, Spintex Road and Dansoman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Various groups and individuals have joined Citi FM\u2019s campaign aimed at raising awareness on illegal mining, also known as Galamsey. 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