Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has criticised the recent demonstration against the Mahama administration over illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.

Mr. Koomson argued that it is unfair to mount pressure on a government barely eight months in office to resolve a challenge that the previous administration failed to address in eight years.

His remarks were in reaction to a protest organised by the Fix the Country Movement at the Revolutionary Square, opposite the Jubilee House, where demonstrators called for a state of emergency to be declared to tackle galamsey, describing the menace as an “existential threat” to Ghana’s survival.

Speaking on Ahotor FM on Saturday, September 27, 2025, the GFL Secretary General described the protest as “too early and misplaced.”

He recalled that Organised Labour once considered staging a similar demonstration against galamsey but later abandoned the plan after professional bodies, including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), declined to participate.

Mr. Koomson therefore, questioned the renewed interest of some of these same groups in the latest agitation.

He urged Ghanaians to exercise patience, noting that President Mahama’s administration requires time to roll out policies and establish effective measures to address the illegal mining crisis.