President John Dramani Mahama will hold a high-level engagement with civil society organisations at the Jubilee House on Monday, March 30, 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen governance and institutional reforms.
The meeting, convened by President Mahama, will focus on accountability, anti-corruption measures, public sector efficiency, and citizen participation in national development.
It is expected to bring together key stakeholders, including the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ghana, the Office of the National Chief Imam, and IMANI Ghana, among others.
Civil society groups say they will use the platform to press the government for concrete action, particularly on illegal mining, widely known as galamsey.
A member of the Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey, Awula Serwah, said the coalition will demand clear timelines and decisive steps to address the crisis.
We are hoping that at today’s meeting, the government will be able to answer some of the points that we’ve put, and then maybe give us timelines as to when certain things will be done. For example, the exposé by Joy, when will the DCE be removed from the post? When it comes to the diversion of the River Ankobra, when will we hear that it has been made good? When are we going to have all the chanfangs removed from our water bodies? When will the Forestry Commission be given bulletproof vests? When will EI 144 be revoked? she said.
She stressed the urgency of the situation, warning that delays could worsen the environmental crisis.
We have made a few demands and would like to have timelines as to when these demands will be met because we face an existential threat. We want to know when NAIMOS will be called and asked for the resources they need, give them the resources so that they have everything they need to fight the environmental terrorists, because, as I keep on saying, time is running out, she added.
The engagement is expected to serve as a key moment for dialogue between government and civil society, with growing calls for stronger action against illegal mining and broader governance reforms.
