Muntaka Mubarak
Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, the Minister of Interior has called on traditional authorities to enact and strictly enforce anti-bushfire byelaws in their respective communities, to prevent bushfire outbreaks in the 2026/2027 seasons.
He emphasised that preventing bushfires remained the collective responsibility of all and directed the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), to strengthen their anti-bushfire committees and fire volunteers.
Alhaji Mubarak made the call in a speech read on his behalf by Mr Francis Owusu Antwi, the Bono East Regional Minister, at the launch of the 2026/2027 national bushfire prevention campaign at Atebubu in the Bono East Region.
The campaign is on the theme: “Bushfire prevention: a collective action for sustainable environmental development and greener Ghana.”
Alhaji Mubarak emphasised that the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) alone could not shoulder the responsibility of fighting bushfires, saying that collective eff...
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