The Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Professor Mrs. Nana Ama Browne Klutse, has called on media practitioners to remain steadfast in the national fight against illegal mining.
She emphasized that despite the risks and challenges involved in combating galamsey, there should be unwavering commitment to promoting a healthy environment and driving sustainable development.
Prof. Browne Klutse, accompanied by the Ashanti and Eastern Regional Directors of EPA, Dr. Jackson Adiyia Nyantakyi and Sydney Danso, paid a courtesy visit to three journalists from the Kumasi unit of the Multimedia Group who were injured during an anti-galamsey operation.
The journalists—Nana Yaw Gyimah, Akwasi Adomako, and Joseph Obeng—were among five media personnel involved in a road accident on November 6, 2025, while covering the EPA’s fight against illegal mining. The victims sustained varying degrees of injuries, forcing them to take several months off work before resuming their duties.
The visit to Luv FM and Nhyira FM aimed to assess the journalists’ current condition and their response to treatment following the accident. They were received by the General Manager of the Kumasi Unit of Multimedia Group, Jimmy Aglah, and the News Editor, Kofi Adu Domfeh.
During the interaction, Prof. Browne Klutse expressed joy at seeing the journalists recovered and assured them that an insurance compensation package was being processed.
“We won’t leave you behind; we are with you, and don’t forsake us too. The insurance package is underway. The documentation has caused delays, but it will come,” she assured.
As a token of support, the EPA presented the journalists with bags of rice, boxes of tomatoes, and a cash donation.
Speaking on behalf of the injured journalists, Nana Yaw Gyimah expressed gratitude to the EPA for the timely visit.
“We are happy and thankful to be alive today. Our healing process was tough, but in all, God has saved us. We do appreciate your visit as it has rekindled our relationship,” he said.
The EPA delegation later visited the other two media personnel at Channel 1TV and Media General who were also involved in the accident, accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Kofi Adu Domfeh.
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