Custodian of lands should deal with environmental pollution

Tema, Feb 28, GNA- The Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Mr Daniel Dugan on Tuesday underscored the need for custodian of lands to be empowered to discipline people whose activities impact negatively on the environment.

Mr Dugan made the suggestion at a public forum in Tema after the signing of a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Project Ghana Shoreline (PGS), and chiefs and other stakeholders of the country's shorelines.


About 20 chiefs and other traditional authorities from the Greater Accra and Volta regions signed the MOU. The PGS was the brainchild of Tema Mantse (Chief) Nii Adjei Kraku II to help address the problems of pollution along Ghana's beaches. The project would develop structures and sanitary facilities at the beaches to boost the tourism sector and generate foreign exchange for the nation.


Mr Dugan said environmental issues were broad and should not be left in the hands of central government alone. He commended chiefs whose activities are contributing towards the socio-economic growth of the nation.

The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr (Mrs) Gladys Ashitey deplored the way the environment including the beaches are being littered with impunity, saying it has an adverse effect on the health of the people. She called on Ghanaians to address the situation by undertaking constant cleaning exercises in their various communities. Nii Adjei Kraku II expressed the hope that government and all stakeholders of the PGS would make the dream of bringing sanity to the coastlines a reality.


He said the project was expected to be undertaken in phases from Aflao to Axim.