The Member of Parliament, Hon. Ophelia Mensah Hayford, the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Kenneth Kelly Essuman, Nanamom within the Municipality, Magistrate, Municipal Coordinating Director of the Mfantseman Municipal Assembly, Staff and community members converged infront of the Newly constructed District Court to kick-start the exercise.

This is in support of the planting 5 million trees project in a day, under the “Green Ghana Project” as launched by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Hon. Kenneth Kelly Essuman, in his opening remarks stated that, this exercise is in support of the Presidents efforts to preserve the environment. He also mentioned that Municipality has received 5,200 seedlings to start the project and hope to receive more in subsequent days. He encouraged everyone in the Municipality to take an active part in this tree planting exercise.

The Member of Parliament, Hon. Ohelia Mensah Hayford elaborated more on the reasons for which this exercise needs to take place. Among the other things she mentioned were the fact that trees are been cut for domestic and commercial purposes and this is gradually leading to the destruction of our forests. Hence, the need for these trees to be replaced.

She also stated that we are not having more rains even during this rainy season (June-July), due to the expanded deforestation that has led to the lost of many trees.

She also reiterated that, today should not mark the end of the tree planting, but rather a start, and to also ensure that we move into each community monthly to look out for places that need trees to be planted, so we can see light at the end o the tunnel.