Chairman of the Western Region Chapter of the Ras Tafari Council Kwame Mensa, popularly known as Kwame Malcolm, has charged authorities of Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) and the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to put in place stringent measures to protect trees planted under the Green Ghana Project.
Speaking during a tree planting exercise to commemorate the Day, Kwame Malcom stressed that the exercise will be one in futility if there is no conscious plan to protect the seedlings planted.
“If you look at the nonchalant attitude of EKMA and STMA in dealing with, for example, stray animals, one cannot be wrong to say that all our sweat may be in futility,” he said.
“Look at how EKMA and STMA look on helplessly as stray cows take over our neighborhoods. They are looking on helplessly despite numerous pleas and complaints. Now we are here in the rain planting trees only for stray animals to come and use few minutes to chew away all our efforts.”
The Regional Chairman, who is also the Programmes Manager of Takoradi-based Radio 360 and a morning show host, re-echoed how members of the Ras Tafari faith are lovers of nature and explained their call for “more to be done to protect our greens”.
“As Ras Tafari, naturally we love nature; the more reason why we have thrown the comb away and wear our hair in locks. Most of us are vegans. We love nature and planting a lot hence you see most of us as farmers.
“We are therefore asking all to respect our bio-diversity and laws to protect our environment. Our environment was intact when our forebears used taboos etc to protect them but Western Christianity came and said these are pagan practices. Now look at where we have gotten to,” he lamented.
Over 20 members of the Ras Tafari Council in the Western Region joined in the national tree planting exercise and planted close to 30 mahogany seedlings along the Cocoa Villa road in the Effia Kwesimintsim municipality.
Source: 3news.com|Ghana