The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has cautioned Ghanaians to stop blaming only politicians for the country's problems and instead take personal responsibility, especially in protecting the environment.She gave the caution on the back of the ongoing demolishing exercise being undertaken by the Greater Accra Regional Minister and the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to safeguard Ghana's wetlands, waterways, and protected Ramsar sites from encroachment and illegal development.According to Madam Gomashie, many citizens knowingly build in restricted areas and later ask for leniency or compensation after their structures are removed."You do the wrong thing, and when we come to demolish it, you beg for mercy and ask for compensation.
But why should government pay for something you knew was wrong?
We all need to do the right thing" she said.She added that safeguarding the country's natural spaces is not the sole duty of politicians."There's this idea that only politicians must do the right thing.
But what about the rest of us?
