The Minister fabricated the advertisement back he appeared afore the Assurance Committee of Parliament to acknowledgment questions on assurances, promises, and commitments fabricated on the Floor of Parliament and how far his accouterments has formed to accomplish them
The Minister explained that, the Forestry Commission has put measures in abode to assure the Achimota Forest
He adumbrated that, the Forestry Commission has active added Backwoods Guards to continuously convoying the backwoods to area off criminals
It will be recalled that the MP for Okaikwei North, Theresa Lady Awuni on August 2, 2021 airish a catechism to the Minister on what measures the Ministry was putting in abode to fence the Achimota Backwoods to abate attacks by abyss on adjacent residences and motorist
The Damongo MP added that some logistical abutment and abetment from the Forestry Commission to the Achimota Police Station has been provided to advance the Security bearings about the Achimota Forest
In furtherance, the Minister told the Committee that the action of the Ministry is anchored on advancing afforestation, protection, and reforestation abacus that the Green Ghana Day has helped bulb a lot added copse in the Forest
"Ghana's amount of deforestation has declined. The government has buried a ample cardinal of copse in the Backwoods and is bent to assure the Backwoods ascendancy adjoin destruction," he stated
However, the Chairman of the Assurance Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa opined that, alike admitting some logistical abutment has been accustomed to the Achimota Police Station to action crime, his checks appear that the Minister's affirmation does not reflect what is on the arena as he visited the Achimota Police Station to accustom himself with the issues
"The Achimota Police Station still has One Pickup, bristles motorbikes, three from the Ghana Police Service, and two provided by the Forestry Commission. With this, you can brainstorm how our committed Men and Women in compatible are activity to convoying the backwoods enclave," Mr. Ablakwa said
By: Daakyehene Nana Yaw Asante