The Convenor of FixTheCountry, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has announced that the movement will hold a vigil on Sunday, September 21, at Revolution Square in Accra, to protest the ongoing environmental destruction caused by illegal mining (galamsey).
He disclosed the plan in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, 15 September 2025, stressing the urgent need for collective action to protect Ghana’s environment.
In his post, Barker-Vormawor framed the fight against galamsey as a moral and spiritual obligation. “The responsibility to protect and preserve the environment is by divine assignment, ours as a people,” he wrote, adding that the issue transcends electoral 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 Convenor also revealed that the vigil would be followed by a public march on Monday, 22 September, a national holiday, to further draw attention to what he described as an “environmental crisis of urgent proportions.”
He called on citizens from all walks of life to participate and demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding the nation’s natural resources.
FixTheCountry has long been a vocal critic of successive governments’ handling of illegal mining, often arguing that political interference undermines enforcement. Barker-Vormawor’s latest call seeks to channel public frustration into civic action.
“On Sunday 21st September, we will have a vigil at the 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.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
