Regional News of Sunday, 14 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comYour iconic mahogany trees will not be cut down – Roads Minister assures SandemaRoads and Highways Minister, Kwesi Amoako AttaCorrespondence from the Upper East regionRoads and Highways Minister, Kwesi Amoako Atta, has given assurance that he will sit with the contractor working on the Navrongo-Sandema Highway to find an alternative way to construct and improve roads in Sandema without destroying the iconic mahogany trees lined up along the road. Recently, GhanaWeb reported on the endangered beautiful mahogany trees lined up on both sides of the road as one enters or leaves Sandema through Wiaga and how an important road project was threatening their existence. “I know those trees and let’s face it, we all know the importance of trees. I know those trees bordering the road in Sandema, they are beautiful if you are driving through them. But with the Sandema trees, they lead you to town and people must drive slowly.

Source: GhanaWeb June 14, 2020 09:00 UTC