An unknown miner has illegally entered the Draw River Forest Reserve, a significant protected area located at Gwira Banso in the Nzema East District of the Western Region.
This could signal the onset of widespread forest degradation due to illegal mining activities. A portion of the forest has already been cleared, and excavators have been brought in, poised for operation.
Betterland Ghana Services, the legal concession holders in the forest, have stated they were unaware of the encroachment.
Erastus Asare Donkor visited the site to evaluate the situation.
Dr. Opoku Prempeh took the opportunity to encourage people to check their names on the voters’ register and follow all the procedures outlined by the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure they can vote in large numbers for the NPP.