The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has warned the general public to stay away from paying any amount of money for the Green Ghana seedlings because they are not for sale.
His caution comes ahead of the tree planting event which is slated for Friday, June 10, 2022, dubbed “Green Ghana Day”.
The Minister noted that the year’s agenda is to first stop ‘deforestation and secondly, pursue aggressive afforestation’ with a strategy to plant 10 million of the purported 20 million trees in degraded Forest Reserves.
Speaking on the project Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Mr. Jinapor said, the Ministry has engaged a number of institutions to adopt compartments to be branded in their name for the planting of the other 10 million seedlings.
“The seedlings are not to be sold, they are for free, let no one lie to you and take your money. 20 million seedlings are being obtained for this year’s planting.”
“Schools are also involved and that is why we launched the ‘One-Student, One-Tree’ initiative in Cape Coast last Friday. So we are hopeful that on June 10, all students will come out and plant their trees.”
He stressed that “if this ambitious target of 20 million seedlings will be achieved, all Ghanaians would have to come on board to make it a success.”
He used the platform to commend former President John Dramani Mahama for accepting to plant on the slated date.
“This is a Ghana Project and Not a Party Project and that is why I am so Grateful to our Ex-President, John Mahama who has agreed to plant with us on June 10” Mr. Abu Jinapor expressed.
The Minister also hinted that, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will lead a delegation made up of traditional leaders, the Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, parliamentarians, the diplomatic corps among many other national leaders for the Presidential Commemorative Planting at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra.
