Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to pay attention to the demands of different organizations and labor unions to stop the devastation of water bodies and forest reserves.
“Heed 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.”
“The very existence and future of Ghana are very at stake and Mr President I know you care…Disobedience and destruction of nature cannot be endured for too long,” Prof Frmpong said at a grand durbar to mark the climax of the Asogli Yam Festival in Ho on Saturday.
He also took the chance to exhort Ghanaian youth to take on the issue of holding authorities accountable for their failures and to prioritize job development and environmental restoration in the next government.
Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, charged the next administration with undoing all unfavorable trends in the nation and fostering progress and advancement.
He also demanded that certain prerequisites be met in order to hold free and fair elections in the near future.
At the big durbar, which marked the culmination of this year’s Asogli Yam Festival celebrations, Asogli State residents, adorned in vibrant traditional garb, sang and danced in honor of their chiefs while chiefs sat in state.
At the event, dignitaries from all throughout the nation and beyond gracing the event.
