Ghanaian Lady Involved In Galamsey Slams Critics In Video: "Can You Give Me GH¢500 A Day?"

• A video of a Ghanaian lady involved in illegal mining calling out her critics has surfaced on social media
• The young lady boldly stated that she was involved in the menace and earned lots of money from the practice
• Her comments have generated mixed reactions on social media as some netizens fumed while others agreed

A Ghanaian lady has reignited the conversation about illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, following a video she released on social media.

In the video, the young lady boldly asserted that she was involved in galamsey activities, stressing that she would not back down from the practice.

Ghanaian lady justifies her involvement in galamsey

She justified her involvement in the menace with a claim that there were no jobs and that the galamsey business was very lucrative.

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Calling out her critics, she questioned if any of them was willing to offer her a job that could pay her as much as GH¢500 a day or GH¢3,000 a month.

She also asked critics of galamsey to keep mute since their 'noise' was not going to stop those involved from stopping galamsey work.

She further asked her critics to channel their frustration to President Nana Akufo-Addo, alleging that he is involved in the practice.

Ghanaians protest against galamsey

Illegal mining, known in the local parlance as galamsey, has become an issue of great concern, following its devastating impact on the country's water bodies and land resources.

Recently, the Ghanaian Youth hit the streets to protect against the menace. There have also been several calls for the current administration to take measures to halt the menace.

However, those involved in the practice, like the young lady in the video, seem unperturbed about the menace or its impact on the environment.

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Watch the video below:

Netizens react to young galamsey lady's claim

The video of the young lady has since gone viral, making waves on various social media platforms including TikTok and X. It has also generated mixed reactions from netizens who saw the post.

@efo_phil wrote:

"500 a day. 3K a month ? The maths is not making sense to me. Or she meant 30, 000."

@Lechiboroni wrote:

"Wo kasa beberee when they pick you up for questioning can you provide answers ⁉️ asem mp3 nipa kyer3."

@_phycho1 wrote:

"This is foolery tithe highest level, look at this young lady insulting the president ?? Imagine he is your father, I’m not even sure you have one you wouldn’t have gone to Galamsey in the first place."

Ghanaians hawk polluted water to protest galamsey

YEN.com.gh also reported that some Ghanaians, angry over the destruction galamsey causes, took to the streets to protest the menace.

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The protesters hawked polluted sachet water to prospective buyers to demonstrate what illegal mining could have on water bodies.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh