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‘Church must lead crusade to protect environment’
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The synod Moderator of the Dayi Presbytery of the Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church, Ghana, Reverend Wisdom Seloame Alorvi, has reminded the church and Ghanaians of their responsibility to protect the environment, which is the creation of God, and not to destroy it.
Reverend Alorvi stated that God created the world and saw all that he created, and said it was very good – Genesis 1:31, and stressed that it was the duty of people who benefited from the creation of God to protect the environment, saying if they could not protect it, they should not destroy it.
The Moderator gave the reminder at a day’s special synod of the Dayi Presbytery of the EP Church Ghana, at Vakpo in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region on the theme: ‘Care for Creation; The Task and Mission of the Church’.
The Synod deliberated on the activities of the church in propagating the gospel to win souls for Christ, and the role of the church in the protection of the environment, which is God’s creation, including our forests, water bodies which are crucial to the survival of the human race.
Additionally, Rev. Alorvi stressed that if God said in His word that everything that he created was very good, then it was the duty of men to take good care of the creation of God, which must be seen in the collective mission and task to care for them and not to destroy them.
He underscored the importance of the church to propagate the gospel alongside educating the people on the need to protect the environment, which was full of God’s creation, saying “any church that did not take good care of God’s creation would be deemed as ignorant of their mission.
Rev. Alorvi observed that Ghanaians belonged to one church or the other, and it is important that the church educate and encourage their members to protect the environment, adding that the inability of the church and Ghanaians to protect the environment would be regarded as negligent of their God-giving task.
Moreover, he said that “if the last tree dies, the last man dies,” highlighting the critical connection between the human race and the ecological world, particularly our forest resources, which underscored the fact that the survival of people was fundamentally linked to the health and well-being of the environment.
Rev. Alorvi also stated that the above phrase raised ethical issues about the responsible use of natural resources and the impact of human activities on the environment, stressing that after all, the very survival as a people largely depended on how the environment was cared for.
The Moderator, therefore, called on Ghanaians to stop the wanton pollution of the environment, plant more trees, dispose of refuse properly, and stop illegal mining popularly called ‘galamsey’ and other human activities that threatened the sustenance of the environment.
From Samuel Agbewode, Vakpo
Construction of a major underground stormwater drain along the Dr. Busia Highway within the Kaneshie enclave will commence on September 7, 2026.
The Project Coordinator for the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, Dr. Kwadwo Ohene Sarfo, announced this at a special media briefing on Wednesday.
According to him, the works will involve the construction of a double-cell underground rectangular drain measuring approximately 10 metres wide and 1.95 kilometres long, stretching from Pamprom Junction to First Light Junction.
The new drain will replace the existing two 1.2-metre diameter pipes, which are inadequate to carry the volume of stormwater in the area.
Dr. Sarfo said the drain will connect at one end to the recently completed section within the Accra Academy campus and at the other end to the existing drain at Pamprom Junction.
He said the construction is expected to run from September 2026 to October 2027.
The project forms part of government’s broader flood prevention and mitigation programme aimed at addressing perennial flooding in Accra.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from the party’s National Chairmanship race.
In a statement issued yesterday, Chairman Wontumi who is currently serving a 20-year jail term said his decision was driven by his love for the party and his unwillingness to let his personal circumstances distract the NPP from its rebuilding efforts.
“There are moments in the life of a man when the heart wants to continue, but duty demands sacrifice. Moments when one must quietly set aside personal ambition, not because the dream has died, but because the family he loves must not be made to carry his burden. Today, I find myself at such a painful moment,” he wrote.
He disclosed that after many nights of prayer, sober reflection and consultations with his family, legal team, party elders, campaign team and trusted supporters, he concluded that his present situation must not become an additional burden on the NPP.
“This is not the decision my heart desired, but sometimes, true love requires us to release what we deeply want in order to protect what we love even more,” he added.
Recounting his years of service, Chairman Wontumi said he had served the party with everything within him, walking through heat and rain, travelling to remote communities and standing with the grassroots in both victory and defeat.
“For many years, I have served the NPP with everything within me… The NPP is not merely a political party to me. It is my family. It is my home. It is a cause to which I have dedicated a significant part of my life,” he stated.
He explained that the party, already carrying the pain of electoral defeat and the huge responsibility of preparing for the future, should not be made to carry his personal weight.
“That is why I cannot allow my present situation or personal ambition to distract the party from the difficult work of rebuilding. I cannot ask the party to carry my weight when it is already carrying the pain of defeat and the enormous responsibility of preparing for the battle ahead. I would rather carry this pain quietly than allow the party I love to suffer because of me,” he said.
He further sympathized with his supporters across the 16 regions, acknowledging that the decision would be painful for many who had sacrificed for his campaign.
“To my teeming supporters across all sixteen regions, I know this message will hurt. I know many of you will read it with tears in your eyes because I understand the sacrifices you have made for this journey,” he said.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
