{"id":241157,"date":"2016-08-19T18:53:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T18:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=241157"},"modified":"2016-08-19T18:53:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T18:53:31","slug":"deputy-environment-minister-cuts-sod-for-accra-eco-park-project-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/deputy-environment-minister-cuts-sod-for-accra-eco-park-project-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Environment Minister cuts sod for Accra Eco Park project [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Alfred Sugri Tia, has cut the sod for the commencement of the redevelopment of the Achimota forest reserve into the Accra Eco Park in Accra.<\/p>\n
The ceremony held in Accra according to the Deputy Minister, is to initiate another laudable ecotourism infrastructural development which has the potential to make the city of Accra a major tourism destination in the West African sub-region.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n The sod cutting ceremony was attended by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Nii Osah Mills, Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission Samuel Afari Dartey and the Chief Executive Officer of Aikan Capital, among others.<\/p>\n Addressing the gathering, the Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Alfred Sugri Tia, who was representing President John Dramani Mahama, noted that, the project will create countless jobs for the youth and generate revenue for the country.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cApart from making the city of Accra a world class recreational area, the project will create numerous benefits and have a multiplier effect in job creation. It will create about 4,000 jobs during the construction phase. These will include draughts men, plumbers, civil engineers, welders, masons, architects, electricians, planners, surveyors and many others, who will receive more than US$200m in income over a ten year period. During the operational phase, more than 2,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs will be created,” he said.<\/p>\n