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NDC wants to paint the picture that if they don’t win election 2024 Ghana will burn- Justin Kodua Frimpong
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua has said the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) wants to paint the picture that the country will burn if they don’t win the 2024 elections.
According to him, this is not the first time Ghana is going into an election, adding that the NPP had lost in the past and contested through the legitimate channels.
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo Programme on Tuesday, August 20, Mr.Justin Kodua Frimpong said, they have lost elections in the past, and with the experiences from it, they suggested alternatives to ensure the country’s electoral processes become transparent.
“When we lost in 2012 and presented overwhelming evidence, the court ruled against us, however, we only disagreed but accepted the verdict and worked hard,” he said.
“Why is the NDC today painting the picture that if they do not win the 2024 election this country will burn,” he queried.
Mr.Kodua Frimpong said the tactics of unnecessarily criticizing every state institution is a testament of NDC’s plot ahead of this election.
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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
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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
