275 Members of Parliament are expected to lead tree planting efforts across their constituencies as part of the ‘Green Ghana Day’ today, [Friday], June 11, 2021.

To this end, Parliament has put on hold almost all of its activities to allow MPs to partake in the event.

The government intends to plant five million trees today to kick-start a campaign under its Green Ghana Project.

Ghanaians would be mobilised to plant trees on the day and nurture them to maturity as a way of contributing to the preservation of the environment.

Encouraging MPs to take part in the exercise, the Speaker of Parliament also indicated that the house will foot all transportation bills associated with their movement for the exercise.

“The clerk to Parliament is hereby directed to provide the cost of travel in and out for Members of Parliament to participate in the exercise. I want to on behalf of Parliament and on our part pledge support for the Green Ghana Day.”