The Convenor of FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has announced plans for a vigil on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Revolution Square in Accra to protest the widespread environmental destruction caused by illegal mining (galamsey).
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, September 15, Barker-Vormawor stressed the urgent need for collective action to protect Ghana’s natural resources. He described the fight against galamsey as both a moral and spiritual duty, writing: “The responsibility to protect and preserve the environment is by divine assignment, ours as a people.”
He further argued that the issue transcends partisan politics. “Our responsibility to end galamsey does not end at elections, nor does it begin after our party loses one. This is bigger than petty politics,” he stated.
The vigil will be followed by a public march on Monday, September 22, a national holiday, to intensify calls for decisive action on what Barker-Vormawor described as an “environmental crisis of urgent proportions.”
He urged citizens from all walks of life to participate, noting that successive governments have failed to curb illegal mining due to political interference and weak enforcement. “On Sunday 21st September, we will have a vigil at Revolution Square, and on Monday 22nd (a holiday), there will be a march, calling attention to the urgency of our environmental crisis,” his post concluded.
FixTheCountry has consistently pushed for stronger civic and community-led efforts against galamsey, including proposals for chiefs to spearhead anti mining campaigns and the creation of local youth guard systems to protect the environment.
