Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, visited the headquarters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The visit coincides with the stronger Party-Government relationship of the NPP.
Dr. Kokofu was welcomed by Mr. Stephen Ayesu Ntim, the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, on behalf of all the national leaders of the Party. In his brief welcome statement, Chairman Ntim said there is need for strong and effective collaboration between the various stakeholders of the Party and government officials as the Party seeks its third consecutive general election victory in 2024.
Telling the success story of his outfit, Hon. Dr. Kokofu pointed out that as the country’s main environmental regulatory agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, under his leadership, has created an international alliance to promote the interests of Ghana’s climate mitigation and adaptation.
In line with this, the EPA, during the recently held Conference of Parties (COP 27) to the Paris Climate Agreement in Egypt, strongly advocated that rich industrialized countries should bear the cost of disasters and disruptions caused by climate for the local economy. developing countries. This, he said, has the potential to attract international donor funding for Ghana’s climate adaptation and mitigation interventions.
Dr. Kokofu also announced that the EPA and the Ghanaian government are constantly working to make Ghana a leader in global environmental issues, culminating in Ghana’s Presidency of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an association of 55 of the most climate-related. the country is threatened with extinction, in 2022. He further noted that during his tenure, he has made vigorous recruitment efforts to maintain the strength of the Agency’s staff, which he said has improved operational efficiency.
Commenting on the menace of illegal small-scale mining in the country, Hon. Kokofu stressed that although the country’s law does not prohibit mining, all miners must adhere to safe environmental practices to preserve the country’s natural environment. He disclosed that plans are afoot to make the Environmental Protection Agency an Authority, a development that will make his outfit the first to issue permits for all environment-related activities. This he noted, will contribute to the Agency’s effectiveness in achieving its mandate to protect the environment.
The National Executives of the Party led by Chairman Ntim welcomed Hon. Kokofu are: Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary; Alhaji Masawudu Osman, National Third Deputy Chairman; Madam Kate Gyamfua, National Women Organizer; Dr. Antoinette Tsibu Darko, Deputy Secretary General; and Mr. Haruna Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General.
Also present: Mr. Joseph Kwayaja, Deputy National Organizer; Mr. Isaac Jay Nii Amahtey Hyde, Deputy National Youth Organizer; Miss Sandra Sarkodee-Addo, Deputy National Youth Organizer, Miss Miriam Awurama Duah, Deputy National Women Organizer, Miss Safia Mohammed, Deputy National Women Organizer; Mr. William Yamoah, Director of Finance and Administration; Richard Ahiagbah, Director of Communications and Ernest Owusu-Kumih, Director of Research, George Krobea Asante, Deputy Director of Communications, Hajia Rabi, Deputy Director of Communications, Asiedu Kokuro, Deputy Director of Communications, Stephen Forson, Deputy Director of IT and Mr. Kwabena Frimpong, Deputy Director of Protocol .
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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