General News of Saturday, 16 December 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaWeb has intercepted a letter from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, signed under the name of its minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, requesting for a masterplan towards the redevelopment of the Achimota Forest. “As you may be aware, by the Forests (Cessation of Forest Reserve) Instrument, 2022 (E.I. 144), as amended by the Forests (Cessation of Forest Reserve) (Amendment) Instrument, 2023 (E.I. 234), portions of the Achimota Forest, measuring approximately 260.06 acres or 105.25 hectares, ceased to be a forest reserve,” the statement signed by Abu Jinapor said. It will be recalled that the Achimota Forest became the center of a lot of discussions sometime in 2022, when it emerged that portions of the forest had been given out to private individuals.

Source: GhanaWeb December 16, 2023 18:27 UTC