The Chairman of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Bernard Owusu, has reiterated the call for the government to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which governs mining activities in forest reserves.
In an interview on Thursday, May 1, Bernard Owusu argued that amending the law would not suffice.
“We are still asking government to go to Parliament to revoke that L.I. We’ve heard that government is trying to amend it, but that is not what we demanded for, and we are asking that the L.I. should be revoked,” he said, calling for urgent and decisive action.
L.I. 2462, which allows mining activities in forest reserves, has faced fierce criticism from environmental activists and the public for its role in exacerbating the damaging effects of illegal mining, also known as galamsey.
Meanwhile, reports say, the controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462 will be repealed once Parliament resumes from recess.
