Murtala Mohammed, the Minister-Designate for Environment, Science, and Technology, has stressed the need for a thorough conversation and feasibility study before implementing a ban on plastics in Ghana.
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament's Appointments Committee, Murtala Mohammed emphasised that if approved for the role, his first step would be to assess the socio-economic impact of such a ban on the country's population.
He pointed out the complexities of a blanket ban on plastics, explaining that it would be challenging to move forward without fully understanding the availability and cost of alternatives. "If I am approved by this committee, we need to do a comprehensive feasibility study to ascertain the socio-economic impact of such a ban on the people of this country and also take into consideration whether there are alternatives and whether those alternatives are available and cheaper. "I think that is what we need to look at.
So, if you ask if there should be a ban, it will be very difficult to answer," he stated.
