Entertainment of Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Source: Suncityfmonline.com
2018-02-07
Okyeame Kwame is the ambassador for Climate Change
Versatile Ghanaian musician, Kwame Nsiah-Apau, popularly known as
Okyeame Kwame has called on Ghanaians to plant more trees.
Speaking in an interview with DJ Shatar on Suncity 97.1 FM’s Highway
Drive 971 in Sunyani, the ‘Rap Doctor’ who has now been appointed as
an Ambassador for climate change said protecting the environment is a
holistic cooperate responsibility.
“I was appointed as Climate Change Ambassador last week. Solidaridad
believes the partnership between me and [them] will help us to
campaign effectively on climate change. We need to protect the forest
and fertile lands that our fathers left for us. We have a huge role to
play,” he revealed.
“It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do. It relates to all of
us. It won’t rain again if we cut all our trees to produce charcoal.
Now the Ghana Water Company says they will be rationing of water. All
this is happening because of how we maltreat our lands and forest. We
can solve it by planting more trees. We should not cut the tress down
without replanting more,” Okyeame Kwame emphasized.
“As a musician I will do climate campaign songs to get people
attention…Beyond the song we will also interact with the people
through durbars, media engagement and other things,” he noted.
The Climate Change Ambassador disclosed that the Ghana Dedicated Grand
Mechanism (DGM) is being launched in the Brong Ahafo and Western
Region–because of the number of farming activities that they engage
themselves in.
He stressed that the issue of climate change is vital so everybody has
a role to play in order to have a safe environment.
“Challenge illegal chainsaw operators to produce their permit if you
see them cutting trees around your area,” Okyeame Kwame urged
Ghanaians.