Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings casts ballot in Korle-Klottey Constituency

Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) has cast her ballot at the Ridge Church School in the Korle Klottey Constituency, at 1135.

Clad in black, the former wife of the late Flt Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings was accompanied by some party officials some also in black.

Mrs Agyeman-Rawlings described the process as smoother compared with the previous election processes, adding that she had no problem with the process.

Asked whether she would win, she said she left that to God.

Source :GNA

Steps underway to repeal L.I 2462 – Prez assures

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that steps are underway to repeal Legislative Instrument 2462 as part of efforts to protect the country’s forests and water bodies.

During his media encounter at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the repeal will formalise the ban on mining in forest reserves and strengthen enforcement against illegal mining.

He stressed that his administration is committed to safeguarding the environment, reclaiming degraded reserves, and deploying more personnel to protect river bodies across the country.

By: Jacob Aggrey

9 forest reserves recovered from illegal mining – President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the recovery of nine forest reserves from illegal mining under his government’s intensified environmental protection drive.

Addressing journalists at the Jubilee House, the president explained that hundreds of excavators, water pumps and other equipment have been seized as part of the operation, while degraded areas are being reclaimed and restored.

He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to end mining in protected areas, deploy more personnel to safeguard river bodies and strengthen laws to secure Ghana’s natural resources for future generations.

This notwithstanding, President Mahama revealed that two of the retrieved forest reserves had gone back into the hands of illegal miners, however, adequate measures have been put in place to reclaim them.

By: Jacob Aggrey