{"id":226845,"date":"2024-10-06T16:56:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T16:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/06\/heed-calls-to-end-galamsey\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T16:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T16:56:19","slug":"heed-calls-to-end-galamsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/06\/heed-calls-to-end-galamsey\/","title":{"rendered":"Heed calls to end galamsey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to heed the calls from various groups and labour unions to end the destruction of forest reserves and water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeed the call of citizens, CSOs, professionals, academics, research institutions and trade unions to bring an end to the destruction of our forest, waterbodies and associated biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe very existence and future of Ghana are very at stake and Mr President I know you care\u2026Disobedience and destruction of nature cannot be endured for too long,\u201d Prof Frmpong said at a grand durbar to mark the climax of the Asogli Yam Festival in Ho on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He used the opportunity to also urge Ghanaian youth to rise to the task and hold leaders accountable for their challenges and called on the next government to prioritise job creation and the restoration of the environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1094305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-06-at-15.05.24_94fce50d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, tasked the next government to reverse all negative trends happening in the country to promote growth and development.<\/p>\n<p>He also called for conditions to enable free and fair elections in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>To climax the celebration of this year\u2019s Asogli Yam Festival, the grand durbar saw chiefs sitting in state and people of the Asogli State dressed in their colourful traditional attire, singing and dancing to hail their chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>The occasion saw dignitaries from across the country and beyond gracing the event.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to heed the calls from various groups and labour unions to end the destruction of forest reserves and water bodies. \u201cHeed the call of citizens, CSOs, professionals, academics, research institutions and trade unions to bring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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