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The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources believes a all-hands-on-deck approach is one of the surest ways of eliminating the activities of illegal mining and the wanton degradation of the environment to bring more efficiency in land service delivery.
 
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, during a two-day working visit to the Ashanti Region, reiterated government’s commitment to protect the country’s natural resources, when he called on the Asantehene Otumfou Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace.
 
“The President [Nana Addo] has tasked me to go around the country and see to myself the situation on the ground and work on it....the Akufo-Addo government is committed to the fight against illegal mining and will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that mining activities are duly regulated,” he said .
 
The minister also highlighted efforts being made by the government in improving the lands administration system in the country as directed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Whiles promising to justify the confidence reposed in him by being diligent in the discharge of his duties, Mr Jinapor also lauded the Asantehene for ensuring “no lands disputes” in his region over the years.
 
“I am very impressed with how lands issues are managed in the Ashanti Region, all thanks to the King,” he said – adding that, “I am ready to learn from the King.”

The Lands and Natural Resources minister later met with the Regional Security Council, Forest Industry Association of Ghana and the Regional Land sector officers to engage them on the way forward in protecting Ghana’s forests, lands, and natural resources.