Deputy Minister leads Communications Ministry to plant trees on Green Ghana Day

Deputy Minister for Communications and Digitalisation and Member of Parliament for Juaben Constituency, Ama Pomaa Boateng on Friday (June 10, 2022) led staff and officers as well as other heads of departments of state agencies under the Ministry to plant seedlings in commemoration of the second edition of the Green Ghana day.

Addressing the media at the Ministry, the Deputy Minister on behalf of the Sector Minister, Hon Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, acknowledged the relevance of the occasion, stressing that, "This is part of efforts to recover the country’s lost forest cover and also enhance the quality of the air we breathe".

She, therefore, urged the public to embrace the idea of government and be involved in any drive aimed at encouraging people to plant trees.

"The Ministry is happy to be part of the Green Ghana Day. As part of our mandate, everything electronics is with us and we all know that from our cars, to our homes to what we study or work with, we use all these electronic gadgets. The resources used for these electronic gadgets are raw materials derived from our forest. Therefore, cutting down of trees or replacing them is one of the areas that we are very interested in," she said.

"For instance, gold, silver, plastics, etc are all components that make up the gadgets that we use. And once trees are cut, that means that we are getting our resources in manufacturing these gadgets, so we need to replace them.

"In replacing them, our focus is on the electronic wastes, whether to recycle or to do the tree planting, but we are doing both. We will continue to create the awareness for all of us to know that once we live the digital life, whether we learn, work or play, we need to replace these raw materials that are being used for these electronic gadgets."