Mr. President, stop the destruction of achimota forest! Part II

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• K Boateng 12 years ago

  Mr. Nduom is looking for cheap popularity for himself and his moribund party.

  Mr. Nduom is looking for cheap popularity for himself and his moribund party.

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• Kojo T 12 years ago

  Parls & Gardens used to have a lot of spots In Accra in the good Nkrumah days. Achimota forest used to supply fuel to the school and was used as cross country course. It was a green area . Accra not is polluted and is hot EPA ...
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  Parls & Gardens used to have a lot of spots In Accra in the good Nkrumah days. Achimota forest used to supply fuel to the school and was used as cross country course. It was a green area . Accra not is polluted and is hot EPA is doing nothing. Plants as we know produce oxygen , thereby cleaning the air. That is why it is important we have more green areas. Leave the ACHIMOTA FOREST ALONE

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• ELINAM 12 years ago

  Somebody in the stature of Mr. Nduom is right to get it in to the thick head of the uncivilized coons who think every thing concrete is development and being civilized. The whole of Accra has no single green park anywhere an ...
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  Somebody in the stature of Mr. Nduom is right to get it in to the thick head of the uncivilized coons who think every thing concrete is development and being civilized. The whole of Accra has no single green park anywhere and the the only parcel of green forest remained to save us from fumes emanating from all the automobiles has been tempting all these greedy bastards in every party administration.Why are we so backward? DON'T WE UNDERSTAND THE SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS OF TREES NO MORE?
  I live in a small state in the US which has green parks and forest in almost every community.

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• Honestman 12 years ago

  Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom means well but should get his facts right sometimes.
  As a conservationist and struggling to contribute my bit towards the development of the country's biodiversity, I agree with Dr. Nduom that there are ...
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  Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom means well but should get his facts right sometimes.
  As a conservationist and struggling to contribute my bit towards the development of the country's biodiversity, I agree with Dr. Nduom that there are teething challenges and government is not doing enough to support managers of these resources: the wildlife division particularly.
  
  However, even though I agree that the Achimota Eco-Park project might appear too ambitious, the over all intention is of the project is to reinforce the integrity of the remaining forest. As a matter of fact the original Achimota forest is no longer what it used to be at the time it was set aside as a reserve; it has either shrunk in size or deteriorated in quality and heavily infested by encroachers. I will therefore suggest that Dr. Nduom should rather obstruct governments intention to develop the facility, suggest ways by which the project can be tailored to make the Achimota forest and the Eco-park concept work better.
  
  Everything said about Mole and the other parks are right except the aspect of the article claiming that loggers have invaded the park (mole). That is completely false, and anybody doubting me should verify from Mr. Manasseh Azure Awuni, the 2012 Best Journalist of the year as well as Mr. Edem, who used to report for TV Africa.

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• Honestman 12 years ago

  I like Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom’s passion for the environment and his resolve to contribute his quota towards its conservation and proper management but I also wish he gets his facts very right sometimes.
  As a conservationist ...
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  I like Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom’s passion for the environment and his resolve to contribute his quota towards its conservation and proper management but I also wish he gets his facts very right sometimes.
  As a conservationist and struggling to contribute my bit towards the development of the country's biodiversity, I agree with Dr. Nduom that there are teething challenges and governments (past and present) have not done enough to support managers of these resources: the wildlife division particularly.
  
  However, even though I agree that the Achimota Eco-Park project might appear too ambitious, the over all intention of the project is to reinforce the integrity of the remaining forest. As a matter of fact, the original Achimota forest is no longer what it used to be at the time it was set aside as a reserve; it has shrunk in size and deteriorated in quality and heavily infested by encroachers. I will therefore suggest that Dr. Nduom should rather than obstruct government’s intention to develop the facility, suggest ways by which the project can be tailored to make the Achimota forest and the Eco-park concept work better.
  
  Everything said about Mole and the other parks are right except the aspect of the article claiming that loggers have invaded the park (mole). That is completely false, and anybody doubting me should verify from Mr. Manasseh Azure Awuni, the 2012 Best Journalist of the year as well as Mr. Edem, who used to report for TV Africa. Contact molewd@yahoo.com for further information

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• Kwasia Addo Dankwa 12 years ago

  Is Papa Kwesi Nduom in his right senses......Who says Achimota Forest is being destroyed??? I hope Papa Kwesi Nduom has been to the Achimota Forest before and what has being going on over there... ..The place has been turned ...
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  Is Papa Kwesi Nduom in his right senses......Who says Achimota Forest is being destroyed??? I hope Papa Kwesi Nduom has been to the Achimota Forest before and what has being going on over there... ..The place has been turned to a prayer camp for many years..... all manner of people including criminals....use the spot for their activities...Now Government in promoting tourism have decided to give the place a facelift....So it will be like other forest reserves across the world......The Black Forest in Germany on my mind......In short I want to tell Papa Kwesi nduom to Keep His Monkey Mouth Shut...and Enjoy the monies he stole during his time with the NPP and the NDC (public sector reforms)) Papa Kwesi Nduom , Nana "Cocaine " Akufo Addo ,Bawumia.....and the like are enemies of progress....So Ghanaians lets close our ears to characters like dis..........Rejet dem....SUPPORT President to Advance the Better Ghana Agenda...

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• Papa 2 12 years ago

  Nduom is right. Repair the damage done so far and protect it. Stop this Eco-tourism nonsense. Accra needs a green area

  Nduom is right. Repair the damage done so far and protect it. Stop this Eco-tourism nonsense. Accra needs a green area

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• Papa 2 12 years ago

  This is a serious matter, we should rather thank Nduom for raising this issue.

  This is a serious matter, we should rather thank Nduom for raising this issue.

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• C.Y. ANDY-K 12 years ago

  When I read Dr. Nduom's 1st article, I wrote the contribution below. It is the more valid and poignant after reading the details of the intended devt plan for the forest. What will be left of the forest after inserting all th ...
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  When I read Dr. Nduom's 1st article, I wrote the contribution below. It is the more valid and poignant after reading the details of the intended devt plan for the forest. What will be left of the forest after inserting all those projects? Nothing! It'd be turned into a park of the 1st kind mentioned below for a few 1000 dollars! This PPP ruse some are using to amass wealth by sequestering public goods for their benefits must be challenged and exposed.
  
  Yes, the forest reserve has been degraded and encroached upon a lot already but that doesn't mean that these processes couldn't be reversed. Kick out the encroachers, plant new trees, re-introduce some animal species which have disappeared and appoint guards to oversee the reserve, and in a few years nature would complete the rest of the reclamation. Only foot tracks shall be allowed through the reserve, with a few strategic observation posts, if any at all. What aesthetic values can the mushroom, so-called "Ghanaian elite," these children of illiterate peasants, elementary school leavers if lucky, etc, boast of at all???
  
  BTW, my good pal, mate from 6th form to Legon and relation by marriage Kwasi Agbley was responsible for the initiation and supervision of the building of the Kakum Forest Canopy Walkway. I lodged with him in Cape Coast while collecting data during 1992/93 when the project was ongoing.
  I therefore know a bit about the politics of that project, CEDECOM, etc.
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  First of all, a big congrats to Paa Kwesi for taking up this issue. When I first read that the Achimota Forest Reserve shall be developed for religious retreats, my heart sank and I recollected the outcry some of us raised against the NPP's plan to "develop" the same forest.
  
  The infernal plot of these savages pretending to be civilised to yet again encroach upon the one piece of forested land left in Accra and turn it into a degraded pleasure park must be opposed by all civilised people.
  
  There are two forms of managed forested areas in cities in civilised countries. One is the common one like Hyde Park and all those with well mowed grounds. The other is like a forest reserve where the grass is not mowed and trees grow wildly and only have foot tracks in them. Both serve different purposes. Achimota Forest Reserve falls in this second category and MUST BE LEFT as such.
  
  Can the govt show us what they have done with the first category of parks in Accra and hence come up with this diabolical plan to turn the Achimota Forest Reserve into the same?
  
  Ken Kuranchie came from prison and pronounced that Ghanaians are not civilised - something I knew all along as a kid - but the extent to which some claiming to be our leaders, thanks to modern politics, are displaying their uncivilised attitudes, ways and actions is just too much!
  
  STOP THIS GROSS ENCROACHMENT, PRESIDENT MAHAMA!
  
  Andy-K

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• Egya 12 years ago

  Ghanaians from all walks of life must join this crusade. No politics!

  Ghanaians from all walks of life must join this crusade. No politics!

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• ELINAM 12 years ago

  Thank you for saying it loud how uncivilized these so-called leaders are.

  Thank you for saying it loud how uncivilized these so-called leaders are.

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• Nyansasem 12 years ago

  Great piece, Andy. From Accra to Kumasi. Takoradi to Half Assini, Koforidua to New Tafo to Begoro, Sunyani to kimtampo to Tamale, in all these big cities, there were so many parks that one could walk to and sit there to relax ...
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  Great piece, Andy. From Accra to Kumasi. Takoradi to Half Assini, Koforidua to New Tafo to Begoro, Sunyani to kimtampo to Tamale, in all these big cities, there were so many parks that one could walk to and sit there to relax or have fun but not anymore. It looks like when we talk about modernization and development, we only think of encroachment and people walking around with 4 or 5 cell phones. How pathetic could we be.

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• Kofi Mossey 12 years ago

  I wholeheartedly support Kwesi Ndoum for this on this crusade. Some staff of the FC are deceiving the Minister to share the forest among their cronies. This is how they have destroyed our forests over the years.

  I wholeheartedly support Kwesi Ndoum for this on this crusade. Some staff of the FC are deceiving the Minister to share the forest among their cronies. This is how they have destroyed our forests over the years.

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