{"id":20352,"date":"2022-05-19T18:04:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/minority-demands-revocation-of-e-i-declassifying-portions-of-achimota-forest-reserve"},"modified":"2022-05-19T18:20:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:20:53","slug":"minority-demands-revocation-of-e-i-declassifying-portions-of-achimota-forest-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/minority-demands-revocation-of-e-i-declassifying-portions-of-achimota-forest-reserve","title":{"rendered":"Minority demands revocation of E.I declassifying portions of Achimota forest reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span> The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, revoke the Executive Instrument (E. I 144) declassifying portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued in Accra by the Caucus and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said: &#8220;The decision to declare a part of the forest as no longer a forest reserve, is dangerous and does not reflect the objective of keeping the only green area in the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny decision by the Government to reclassify it as a commercial or residential zone, even if only a part of it, will not serve the ecological value effect but on the contrary jeopardize the essence of the forest as a reserved area and will open it up to further abuse and non-ecological use,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that, &#8220;We believe that if any part of the Achimota forest is released to any original owner and committed to any use either than its present use, it will set in motion a catalytic action of demands for the return of whole or parts of the about 265 Forest reserves across the country\u202fto original landowners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, the Minority had rejected Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister of Lands and Natural Resource\u2019s justification for the declassification of the forest saying, \u201cThe vain assurances of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources must be viewed only as a smokescreen to obfuscate the fact of the intention to compromise the integrity of the forest and to rape the land. Those assurances could only have been taken seriously if the EI 144 that declared the cessation of parts of the forest as no more a reserve was not issued,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the Minister in his attempt to seek solace in the calculated actions of the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to preserve the forest as a carbon sink asserted in parts that \u201cOn 5th September 2013, the then President of the Republic, Mr John Dramani Mahama, gave Executive Approval for the conversion of the Forest Reserve into an Ecotourism Park, and to release the peripheral portions of the Forest Reserve to the Owoo Family, by the recommendations of the Committee,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The Minority indicated that the previous NDC government under former President Mahama, \u201cwith a good conscience\u201d, signed an agreement with Aikan Capital Limited to create, develop, operate and maintain a world-class ecological park as a top eco-tourism destination worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Caucus, therefore, explained that the move was aimed at not only guaranteeing the integrity of the forest but also creating employment opportunities for Ghanaians as well as generating more income for the Forestry Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore the latest dangerous, reckless, and or possible self-seeking decision of the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia Government cannot and should not be misconstrued as a continuation of the previous government\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President should as a matter of urgency take a second look at EI 144 and revoke it as soon as possible. This will negatively affect the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere in Ghana\u2019s capital city,\u201d it stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The Minority\u2019s reaction comes after it emerged that President, Akufo-Addo, is alleged to have signed an EI to declassify portions of the Achimota Forest as no longer a forest reserve. The E.I. 144, gazetted on April 19, 2022, indicates that the area ceases to be recognized as a forest reserve from May 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A copy of the document, which is alleged to have gone viral on social media, said that &#8220;the President is satisfied that the land specified is no longer required as a forest reserve and has indicated that the ecological integrity of an adjoining forest reserve should be protected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, revoke the Executive Instrument (E. I 144) declassifying portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve. 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