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Nana Kay News Blog of Friday, 1 September 2023

Source: Island Reporters

Nzema youth demand action from Ghana Gas, Jubilee Partners or else.

The younger generation in Nzemaland is outraged at big oil and gas corporations operating in the enclave, which they believe are disregarding stringent safety regulations.

The young people believe that emissions from helicopters alone have become so dangerous that they are endangering the lives of vegetation and the bodies of water.

They assert that oil and gas corporations, in particular Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Tullow Oil Plc, and Jubilee Partners, have disregarded healthy safety standards, despite the fact that the country is widely known for its role on global climate work groups.

Leader of the Western Nzema Youth League Dr. Patrick Ekye Kwesie addressed the press on the matter and stated that the failure of these oil and gas businesses to adhere to environmental safety requirements is becoming a national security concern.

According to what he had to say, "through the activities of the Jubilee Partners and GNGC, there is poor diversity in so many things including the environment, air, and water," as well as "systems in climate resilience."

"This neglect, we must say, is a threat to national security because we hold the belief that agriculture is our way of life and nothing else, despite the fact that the hydrocarbon campaign has been with us for more than a decade.

"Because our tribe is the most peaceful in all of human history, this is the only thing that could ever happen to us."

He explained that in order to save the agricultural industry, the local communities require carbon-offset initiatives.

"What we need is the planting of trees to offset C02, constant data on clean air quality, and a 'No' to venting and flaring of greenhouse gases like menthane, CO2, and other dangerous emission."

He urged quick response from the government.

"The fine people of Nzema are passing away, and I am not sure that it will cost very much to put in place measures to mitigate the effects of climate change. As the owners of the resources, we are losing control of ourselves. There is no work to be done, yet you want us to accept the reality that your lack of effort is the best course of action.