A Total of 453 Blue Water River Guards have passed-out after undergoing a four-week training at the Naval Forward Operation Base (FOB) at Ezinlibo, in the Jomoro municipality of the Western Region.
It is a module under the Blue Water Initiative launched by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to equip the youth with the skills and knowledge necessary for adequate and timely protection of the country's rivers.
The ceremony, part of the first phase of the project, targets to train at least 2,000 Ghanaian youth, to enable them to restore water quality, which has been jeopardised by illegal mining activities.
The reviewing officer at the parade, and Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, described the event "as a new dawn in our relentless fight against illegal mining activities plaguing our water bodies." He noted that, the precision and discipline displayed by the River Guards were a testament to the rigorous training they underwent at the Naval Base.
