Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II, the Paramount Chief of the Dormaa Traditional Area in the Bono Region, on Friday urged Ghanaians to take tree planting seriously for the nation to gain the maximum benefits. He emphasized that everyone should make tree planting a habit, rather than leaving it to the government alone.
Osagyefo Oseadeyo Badu II, who is also the President of the Bono Region House of Chiefs, made this appeal during a tree planting exercise to mark Green Ghana Day at Dormaa-Ahenkro. He praised the initiative, which the government started in 2021.
The Paramount Chief expressed his joy that Green Ghana Day coincided with the 25th anniversary of his enstoolment and the celebration of the 2024 Kwafie Festival, which will take place from December 9 to December 22 this year. Osagyefo Oseadeyo Badu II, along with his sub-chiefs and personnel from the Forestry Services Division (FSD), planted about 1,000 tree seedlings, including Ofram, Cinderella, and Mahogany, around his Dormaa Abanpredease Palace.
Other participants included religious leaders, heads of departments and agencies, and various community groups.
Regarding the upcoming Kwafie Festival, the Paramount Chief stated that it would be a special event and urged the chiefs and people of the traditional area to prepare to welcome natives and visitors from home and abroad.
Mr. Dominic Attebare-Oteng, the Dormaa District Manager of the FSD, reiterated the need for everyone to plant and nurture trees, noting that trees play a crucial role in maintaining seasonal rainfall patterns. “We can’t get rain when we expect it if we continue to cut down and destroy trees,” he warned.
Mr. Joseph Kwaku Pumpuni, an Assistant Director at the Dormaa Municipal Assembly, speaking on behalf of Mr. Drissa Ouattara, the Dormaa Municipal Chief Executive, thanked the FSD for providing tree seedlings over the past three years, noting that most of the trees planted were thriving. These trees have been planted at various locations, including the Nana Agyemang Badu Sports Stadium, the New Lorry Terminal, the new cemetery, and the Dormaa-Ahenkro campus of the University of Environment and Natural Resources (UENR).
