Authorities of the North Tongu District Assembly have announced plans to plant trees quarterly besides the Green Ghana initiative.

The District Chief Executive (DCE), Divine Osborne Fenu made this known on Friday, during the planting exercise under the Green Ghana initiative.

Mr. Fenu noted that it is necessary for the district to help make sure that the dream of President Akuffo Addo of a greener Ghana becomes a reality. 

"Green Ghana project is a great initiative and I believe that if all assemblies can set up a target to have trees planted regularly, Ghana would be able to restore its green nature," Mr. Fenu said.

He said in the North Tongu District, the plan is to make sure every three months, about 15,000 trees are planted to make the area greener than it is now.

"Here in North Tongu District and together with my hardworking staff, Assembly Members and of course our revered Chiefs, we will quarterly plant at least between 10,000 to 15,000 plants across the districts, especially by the river banks, markets areas, schools and other important areas,” the DCE said.

Mr. Fenu said meetings would be held soon with the various stakeholders to kick start the first quarterly tree planting exercise. 

"I would be having meetings with stakeholders in this regard soon, to kick start the initiative of planting 15,000 trees in North Tongu District quarterly.”

He urged heads of schools and institutions to come on board and help make North Tongu a greener and better district.

"I would advise heads of schools and institutions to come on board and make this happen, because we wouldn't want to wait till one year.”

The North Tongu District has today planted about six thousand trees to mark the Green Ghana Day initiative.

Meanwhile, President Akufo-Addo says many of the seedlings planted last year under the Green Ghana Day initiative survived despite the harsh weather conditions.

Government set a target of planting five million trees as an intervention to help restore the country’s degraded landscape and mitigate the impact of climate change.

“In fact, in the end, we planted some seven million trees; 80% of which have survived and are doing very well,” he said at a ceremony held at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park on Friday, June 10 to mark the 2022 Green Ghana Day,