• Live Radio
  • Videos
  • About
  • Contact
  • Despite Media
Ghana Election 2020
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • VIDEOS
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Audio
    • Live Radio
    • Photos
  • Election 2020
Local News
 
 
 
Home News Science & Environment 201905

Zoomlion And JJ Rawlings Mark June 4th With Tree Planting Exercise

26-May-2019
/ Science & Environment, News
Email
Print
Comments 0
(0)
Comments
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
 

Former President, Jerry John Rawlings in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited and the Forestry Commision have begun a one week  tree planting exercise in parts of Accra to commemorate this year's June 4 Anniversary.

 Flt. Lt. J. J Rawlings led junior officers on  June 4th in a revolution       in a violent uprising in Ghana in 1979 that arose out of a combination of corruption, bad governance, lack of  discipline, frustration among the general public and lack of discipline within the Ghanaian army and society.

Planting the first tree, Mr. Rawlings urged the Ghanaian media to use their platforms  to educate the Ghanaian populace on the need for them to protect the environment and plant more trees in order to live long.

He called on civil society organizations and government agencies to inculcate the culture of tree planting to mitigate global warming and avert environmental degradation.

He is also entreating government and especially the law enforcement agencies to ensure that the environmental sanitation laws are enforced rigidly.

President Rawlings believes community policing is the best strategy to hold unpatriotic Ghanaians to abide by the laws of Ghana.

On his part, the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies and Zoomlion Ghana Ltd, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong thanked President Rawlings for inviting Zoomlion to join in the tree planting exercise. He recounted how Zoomlion since 2007 has been partnering with different stakeholders in tree planting and clean up exercises.

He appealed to the media to continue to sensitize the people against tree felling and littering among others to have an enhanced environment in Ghana saying if the city of Dubai is the way it is today on a desert,  Ghana can do better but not without the conscientious efforts of the citizenry to keep a cleaned and beautiful environment.

Dr. Agyepong asked every Ghanaian to be a watch dog to ensure that trees are not fell  for construction purposes unless the necessary precautionary measures are taken with the state agencies.

He gave the assurance that his outfit will continue to plant as many trees as it can and support all others who will seek it's collaboration in the environmental and sanitation space.

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress  (NDC), Mr. Samuel Ofusu Ampofo said the party was build on the tenets of discipline of which environmental care is one and considering the fact that the environment is being degraded on daily basis it was appropriate for the party to encourage tree planting towards it's anniversary.

Over three hundred trees were planted along the Shiashie - Legon street and more to be added across the city of Accra.

Source: Peacefmonline.com

 

 
 

 

Comments ( 0 ): Post Your Comments >>

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
Featured Video
Previous Post

Talensi Rock Union Outline Root Causes of Death At Gbane Mining Site

Next Post

Filth Consumes Nation As World Marks Environment Day

 
 

More Stories

U.S. and Ghana Partner to Improve Fish Standards For Food Safety and Support Increased Exports
New Report Reveals Africa Is Facing A Crisis In Funding For Climate Adaptation
Poor Sanitation In Schools Should Be Declared a National Crisis - Founder of Africa Schools Sanitation Foundation
Atewa Forest Is A ‘No Go Area’ For Mining, GIADEC And Strategic Partner Must Walk Away Immediately - A Rocha Ghana
Zoomlion Celebrates World Environment Day In Grand Style
QNET Calls For Accelerated Climate Action On World Environment Day
World Earth Day: CCLG-Africa Calls For A Sustained Climate Action And Partnership For Planet Earth
Celestial Treat As Four Planets Will Align In A Dazzling Sky Parade This Week
International Space Station To Crash Down To Earth In 2031
Next Post

Filth Consumes Nation As World Marks Environment Day

  Local News

  • General News
  • Social
  • Health
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Technology
  • Crime & Justice
  • Travel/Tourism
  • Science/Environment


 
 

 

Other Science & Environment Stories

  • U.S. and Ghana Partner to Improve Fish Standards For Food Safety and Support Increased Exports

  • New Report Reveals Africa Is Facing A Crisis In Funding For Climate Adaptation

  • Poor Sanitation In Schools Should Be Declared a National Crisis - Founder of Africa Schools Sanitation Foundation

  • Atewa Forest Is A ‘No Go Area’ For Mining, GIADEC And Strategic Partner Must Walk Away Immediately - A Rocha Ghana

  • Zoomlion Celebrates World Environment Day In Grand Style

  • QNET Calls For Accelerated Climate Action On World Environment Day

  • World Earth Day: CCLG-Africa Calls For A Sustained Climate Action And Partnership For Planet Earth

  • Celestial Treat As Four Planets Will Align In A Dazzling Sky Parade This Week

  • International Space Station To Crash Down To Earth In 2031

  • Woman Trends After Tattooing Baby Hairs To Her Forehead

 

 
 

Popular Videos

Peace Power Sports (1/02/2023)

Kokrokoo Live On Peace 104.3 FM (1/02/2023)

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (1/02/2023)

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (2/02/2023)

Peace Power Sports (3/02/2023)

Kokrokoo Discussion Segment On Peace 104.3 FM (3/02/2023)

Peace FM Online and Despite Media

peacefmonline.com offers its reading audience with a comprehensive online source for up-to-the-minute news about politics, business, entertainment and other issues in Ghana

Follow us on social media:

Category

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Audio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Elections
Decision Time
Ghana Election 2020 2016 Elections
Services
Live Radio Audio on Demand Ghana Elections Advertise with Us
Useful Links
Despite Media About Us Contact Us Feedback Form Terms and Conditions Privacy
Our Brands
Despite Media UTV Peace FM Okay FM Hello FM Neat FM Peacefmonline
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact
  • Privacy

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media

  • Home
  • Local News
  • Politics
  • Showbiz
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Articles
  • Trivia
  • Foreign
  • Live Radio
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Audio
  • Election 2020

© 2020 Peacefmonline.com - An online portal owned and managed by Despite Media