The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abubakar Mahama II, has pledged his absolute help for the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. A. Jinapor within the battle in opposition to unlawful mining and deforestation significantly within the Northern Ghana.
The Overlord of Dagbon acknowledged this to 4th October 2021, when the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel A.Jinapor and his entourage paid a courtesy name on him at Yendi to start his sooner or later tour of the Northern Region.
The Yaa Naa mentioned as a King who is anxious about his individuals and the preservation of the surroundings, he has at all times frowned upon the follow of unlawful mining and for that matter the Minister has his unflinching help and that of his chiefs, within the authorities’s quest to curb unlawful mining and restore the vegetative cowl of the nation.
The Yaa Naa applauded the Minister for nice strides attained on this battle thus far. Adding that he’ll collectively along with his topics work to assist the ministry obtain its mandate.
On his half, Hon. Jinapor expressed his honest gratitude to the Yaa Naa and his Chiefs for the nice and cozy welcome and employed the chance to was to formally announce his presence within the area and by the use of respect to the properly revered King, search permission to proceed along with his tour within the area.
Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor acknowledged that the Ministry and the federal government as an entire acknowledges the pivotal position, the chieftaincy establishment performs within the growth of the nation and for that, he holds them in excessive esteem.
Hon. Jinapor added that it might have been a present of disrespect to the Yaa Naa and his individuals for him and his delegation to go to the area with out paying homage to the overlord of Dagbon.
He mentioned ” Whatever I’m coming to do within the Northern Region, it’s important that I come to Gbewa Palace to pay a courtesy name on the Yaa Naa and ask for the blessing of the Yaa Naa for me to proceed with my tour of the Northern Region”
Hon. Jinapor additionally indicated that issues relating Lands, Forestry and mines cannot be correctly managed with out the help for the Chiefs. He mentioned ” chiefs are Pivotal within the environment friendly administration of Ghana’s Natural Resources”.
The Minister who was accompanied by his Deputy Minister answerable for Mines Hon. George Mireku Duker reiterated the federal government’s dedication to use the iron ore deposits in Sheini which is situated within the area and referred to as for help from the Chiefs and other people within the space to assist the realise imaginative and prescient of the President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of an built-in iron and metal trade for the expansion and growth of the nation.
He additionally used the platform to commend the Yaa Naa for his help in the course of the June eleventh Green Ghana day and referred to as on Ghanaians to observe bushes planted in the course of the tree planting train.
Source 3news.com
