By Mildred Siabi-Mensah
Cape Three Point (WR), June 20, GNA – Nana Akyekessie VI, Chief of Cape Three Points is saddened by the wanton destruction of lands and forest reserves in that community by both indigenes and foreigners.
He said the youth, coupled with some foreigners were depleting the forest reserves in the community and polluting the main water body that served as a source of drinking water for the habitants.
Nana Akyekessie VI, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Takoradi, mentioned the involvement of Assembly Members and some family members who were leading the nefarious acts.
He said: “I want the NIB to come and investigate and help arrest all those involved to bring sanity to our community “.
He also called on Media Coalition against illegal mining and other civil society organisations (CSOs) in the fight against destructive and illegal mining activities, to as a matter of urgency, turn attention to that community and impress on the state apparatus to act quickly.
He said the traditional leaders would want to maintain a positive image, sound environment and healthy communities devoid of the destructive nature of illegal mining and called on the Minerals Commission, the Lands and Resources Ministry, the Environmental Protection Agency among relevant stakeholders to help the Traditional Council stem the ill practice in the bud.
The Cape Three Points, located in the Western Region of Ghana, is historically significant as it served as a prominent landmark for sailors and explorers due to its three distinct capes jutting into the Atlantic Ocean.
The area was named “Cabo Tres Pontas” by the Portuguese upon their arrival around 1471.
It later became a strategic point for European powers involved in trade, including the Dutch and the British, who established trading posts and forts along the coast.
The area is also known for its lighthouses, the first of which was built in 1875 by the British to aid in navigation.
It is one big tourist attraction in the Western Region.
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Edited by Justina Paaga /Benjamin Mensah