Minister Charged Media To Be Vociferous Against Indiscriminate Tree Felling

The Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Lawyer Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has charged the media, both print and electronic to be vociferous against indiscriminately tree felling in the region.

Lawyer Asomah-Cheremeh said the indiscriminately tree felling in the region has affected some people in the region negatively.

The Brong Ahafo Regional minister made the call when SPACE FM, a private radio station in Sunyani presented an Award the station won last year from the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).

The station was among ten radio stations in the country that won Award in recognition of their contribution to Decent Language and Issues Based Campaigning during Ghana’s 2016 Elections.

According to the Lawyer Asomah-Cheremeh, the last Friday rain storm that hit some parts of the region should be a concern to all and sundry in the region.

He said his initial investigations into the incident had reviewed that, indiscriminate tree felling was a major contributor to the storm that destroyed 110 houses, school buildings and church buildings in Dormaa Central , Techiman South and in Ahafo , Asunafo Districts and rendered many families houseless.

Honorable Lawyer Asomah-Cheremeh said the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and the affected district assemblies are putting things together, to accommodate the homeless and seek assistance from the Central government for them.

He noted that our forests in the region are being destroyed as results of the activities of Chainsaw Operators and others.

According to the newly Brong Ahafo regional minister, the activities of the Chainsaw Operators must be discouraged before they turn our forests into deserts.

The minister added that proactive steps must be taken to encourage tree planting in the region.

Lawyer Asomah-Cheremeh said he will discuss the issue with the Brong Ahafo Forestry Service Commission (FSC), and the Regional Security Council (RESEC) will take up the matter to find a lasting solution to the indiscriminate tree felling in the region.

He charged the media to be proactive in the fight against the menace in the region.