Residents in Santrokofi, Akpafu, and Bowri in the Volta Region are mobilizing to resist iron ore mining plans in their communities, expressing worries about potential adverse effects on their livelihoods and well-being.
They are particularly concerned about the potential damage to their farms and contamination of water sources, which could pose health risks.
“When the crops produce food for us and we eat, the nutrition that we are supposed to get from them, we will not get it. So we are strongly against mining in this community,” a concerned resident told JoyNews.
Residents in Santrokofi, Akpafu, and Bowri are intensifying their resistance efforts by erecting signposts in their communities, clearly indicating the area as a no-go zone for iron ore mining investors.
The Kyidomhene of Santrokofi, Nana Kofi Ollator IV, expressed his strong opposition to the mining project and issued a stern warning to anyone attempting to proceed with it against the community’s objections.
“If they say at your own risk, it’s a very big warning. If you come here and you don’t go back home, that is the risk that you are facing. Yes, because we don’t want these beautiful mountains to be destroyed.”