Broadcast journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has given the John Dramani Mahama led-NDC government a one month ultimatum to end illegal mining or face his wrath.

Speaking to the ongoing devastation in forests and water bodies across the country on TV3’s ‘Maakye’ on March 24, 2025, he accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of being behind the widespread illicit mining.

He subsequently warned them to end the menace in one month or face his wrath.

“NDC kingpins are the ones behind galamsey in our forests that is why they’re unable to end the canker. I am giving them one month to turn things around or else they will hear from me. If I don’t see any significant improvement in the situation in a month, I will take them on,” he warned the ruling NDC.

The broadcast journalist, who stated that he was arrested on three occasions during the erstwhile NPP government because of his activism on illegal mining, said he would not back down in his fight against the menace.

He indicated that the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has launched the Blue Water Initiative nationwide and so he expects the initiative to find expression in the turbidity of water bodies in the country.

He noted that if he were president, he would give all security heads 21-days ultimatum to end illicit mining and the land guards menace or be hanged.

“If I were the president, on the day of my swearing-in, I would have called all security heads and charged them to end illegal mining and land guard operations in one month or face death by hanging.

“They’re only allowed to approach the president for resources to work… finished! It's about time we shoot to kill miscreants who are wreaking havoc in our forests and depriving people of rightly acquired lands,” he said.

He also lamented the devastating effects of illegal mining on the Ghana Water Limited, COCOBOD and food production in the country.

“Now Ghana Water Limited is struggling to purify our water. COCOBOD is having problems because of cyanide traces in cocoa beans. Even our foodstuffs have been contaminated, and yet galamsey is still ongoing. I won’t wait till our environment is totally destroyed. I demand action now!” he said.

Captain Smart reaffirmed that he will not back down in the galamsey fight until the environment is restored.

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