'If people cannot think beyond party, they should stop opening their mouths' - Rev. Prof Mante warns

Rev. Prof Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante issued a strong caution on Sunday, April 26, at the Victory Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Adenta Frafraha in Accra, stating, "If people cannot think beyond party, they should stop opening their mouths." He stressed that the galamsey menace should not be reduced to political point-scoring.

Rev. Prof Mante said that opposition to illegal mining is a moral and national obligation. He declared, "Tell that woman we're not afraid of her. It's not about the party. We're not afraid of anybody… If something is a sin, it is a sin, whether it is under Akufo-Addo or under Mahama or whoever. If it is evil, it is evil." He recalled leading a delegation with the head of the Church of Pentecost to meet the former President to demand urgent action against galamsey when he was Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana.

The strong remarks from the former Presbyterian Moderator add to increasing pressure on authorities to intensify enforcement against illegal mining and strengthen environmental protection.