Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has raised concerns over government’s commitment to fight the felling of Rosewood in the Northern Region.
There was a ban on the felling of Rosewood in the country early part of last year until the government gave approval for grant of permit to Messrs Jusdal Plus, and other 24 companies to salvage Rosewood from the Brong-Ahafo, Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions.
In the last few years, harvesting of the species had gone out of control and in curbing the indiscipline, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in 2014 banned the harvesting, transportation, export, sale or processing of rosewood in the country which mainly come from the three Northern regions.
The companies are to strictly comply with 17 guidelines and regulations relating to the grant of timber rights and also pay all statutory fees and approval premiums.
But speaking on Wednesday January 3, 2018, Dr. Apaak said the government had not shown enough commitment to ending the felling on rosewood in the Northern Region, accusing of discrimination.
“I am very close to believing that because I had earlier made a statement sometime last year in parliament which was referred to the Speaker to the sub-committee on Lands and Forestry and as I speak to you today, we are in the year 2018 the committee has not brought the report before the House. If no action is taken clearly the conclusion that I’d reach is that government is discriminating in as far as protecting the Savanna Woodland forest is concerned,” he said.
He therefore urged government to channel the same level of enthusiasm in the fight against galamsey to that of the ban on felling of Rosewood.
Source: Today
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KAKAMOTOBI NPP
Don't mind these confused ndc economic association members they just looking for attention which Ghanaians are not giving them. They thought Ghanaians loved being a thi*f so all the career kriminals in Ghana grouped up and joined ndc and took arms against the people and looted them and invited foreigners mostly Chinese and ECOWAS friends to come and destroy our farmlands and water bodies for wealth. Now , Ghanaians have gotten their country from them and they wouldn't stop making noise to annoying the Ghanaian people. Somebody tell Apaak his constituents will vote for him but the rest of the discerning Ghanaians who voted massively against his party will forever keep them in opposition. Who is cr*zy to vote ndc for Apaak, Abongo, Murtala, Muntaka, Ablakwa, Fiifi Kwettey and their likes to rule us? You joking! They just want attention but will never get it. Even in opposition they show their incompetency, today Koku Anyidoho will say this captured on audio and tomorrow come to deny that, tomorrow Dr. Asiama say this and his lawyer Adawuda will say another thing what a confused and incompetent idi*ts and they want to rule us?Tafiakwa!!
This Appak guy was in govt 12 months ago..... Since when did he realized this wood must be protected? Apaak is a hypo..crate and must shu..uut the ***barred word*** up.... When we called them incompetent govt they were defending themselves..... You NDC guys created a lot of problems and the current govt is trying to sort the mess you guys left behind...
Apaak, you were actively involved in the business of rosewood during NDC-Mahama regime, infact the business at a point became the sole prerogative of you and your cronies, those who were not singing the NDC chorus were chased and beaten by the security, was that not also a discrimination against others, please you better shuuut up, since when did you realize the forest has to be protected. This your ridiculoussss lamentation is sickening