The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has cautioned Ghanaians not to pay any amount of money for seedlings to be planted on the Green Ghana Day, come June 10, 2022.
He added that “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”
The Minister disclosed this on Tuesday, 7th June, 2022, while announcing that this 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.
He noted that with the other 10 million, the Ministry has engaged a number of institutions to adopt compartments to be branded in their name for the planting to be done there.
Mr Jinapor was quick to add that it is, however, not too late for other institutions who want to be a part of this compartment adoption idea, to phone in and book for the needed arrangements to be done.
“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 continued.
Calling on all to participate, the Sector Minister said “if this ambitious target of 20 million seedlings will be achieved, all Ghanaians would have to come on board to make it a success”.
The Minister further stated that the President will lead the trend to do the Presidential Commemorative Planting at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park, followed by the Vice President in the North, traditional leaders, Otumfuo, the Northern Chiefs, the Chief Imam, parliamentarians, the diplomatic corps among many other national leaders.
He applauded Ex. President Mahama for accepting to plant on the slated date saying ” 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″.
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