The Eastern Regional Deputy Manager of Forestry Commission, Nana Poku Bosompim has stressed that the Region is embarking on H. E. Prez Akuffo Addo’s directives of the entire country planting 5 million trees to revived our collapsing forest due to the activities of the illegal miners in the country.
“Out of the 5 million seedings, eastern region was given 750,000 seedings to be planted. According to Nana Bosompim, they exceeded their target given them by planting 950,000 seedings on that particularly day per their records”.
He added that, day in and day out people come in for some of the seedlings for planting, adding that, they will keep embarking on the project until October to November where the ‘rain’ will stop.
Nana Poku Bosompim revealed these to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH in an interview on how the project is fairing after a month.
This, he is of the hope that before the raining season stops in the region, over 1 million trees would be planted.
“Prez Nana deserved commendation, because he declared 5million seedings to be planted in one day and as result many Ghanaians took part in the greening Ghana project on June 11, 2021 and it has helped us in so many ways” he noted.
Nana Bosompim further stated that, it is not only eastern region that achieved it target by planting over 9,000 tress but the whole country also planted over 9 million trees on that day instead of 5million.
He adds, because the first gentleman of the land backs this project, many cooperate Ghana also contributed immensely for the progression of the Greening Ghana Project.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnews.
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