We are going to not allow you to mine within Atiwa Forest – Team tells Akufo-Addo

Worried Youth for Save Atiwa Forest has said that they will not really allow the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to mine bauxite within the Atiwa Forest. In the Presidents State of the Nations Deal with the President said their government intends to go forward with the proposed bauxite search in the Atewa Forest, finishing snubbing resistance from NGOs and CSOs spearheading the campaign against the plan. “We are in the final stage of the open and transparent trader engagement process and are within negotiations to select strategic traders to partner GIADEC for your bauxite mining and alumina refinery projects. The chosen partners will be announced imminently”, he said. Speaking within an interview with Michael Agyapong Agyapa on Radio one ‘Our Land Our Future’ program monitored by MyNewsGh. com, the president from the crew Hon. Oteng Agyei stated their reason for kicking contrary to the president decision is because the particular Atewa forest is also a crucial water source, housing the particular headwaters of the Birim, Densu, and Ayensu rivers, which usually provide water to nearby communities as well as millions of people downstream, including in the capital, Accra. He added that “It is home to at least 50 mammal species, more than 1, 500 species of plants, at least 230 species of birds and more compared to 570 butterflies. The Woodland Reserve is located in Kyebi within the Eastern Region of Ghana, the President’s hometown. ”He further explain that pressing on with the mining may destroy the million associated with lives and affect a great deal. “The case of exploration in the Atiwa forest is certainly pending in court and we’ll not allow the President in order to mine in the forest. We are going to never allow that in no way, ” he stated. City society groups including The Rocha Ghana are challenging answers from the President concerning the decision to embark on exploration activities with the potential associated with destroying the reserve in the backyard. Source: MyNewsGh. com/Michael Agyapong Agyapa/2021
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