Massive Operational Shake-Up At Forestry Commission

 

There has been a massive shake-up at the Forestry Commission, with the movement of all sixteen (16) Regional Managers of the Forest Services Division of the Commission, and the reassignment of the Executive Director of the Forest Services Division, Mr Hugh C.

These changes are said to be in line with Government’s policy to ensure dynamism and focus at the Forestry Commission, particularly the Forest Services Division which supports Government’s flagship afforestation and reforestation programme, and in order to ensure efficient management and use of our forest resources.The Forest Services Division is one of the Divisions of the Forestry Commission, responsible for the development, protection and management of the country’s forest resources.

It is also responsible for the development of forest plantations and the regulation of the harvesting of forest resources.

The constant depletion of the nation’s forest resources has been of major concern.

Mr Brown is said to have enormous experience in forest plantation, having served as the Director of Operations for Plantation at the Forestry Commission before being appointed as the Executive Director of the Forest Services Division.

Omari moves from Western to Ashanti, while Michael Paintsil moves from Central to Western; and Lucy Amoh Ntim moves from Bono East to Savannah, as Dickson Adjei Sekyi moves from Oti to Bono East.The rest are Isaac Noble Eshun, from Bono to Eastern, Bernard Tabil from Northern to Oti, Bright Manso-Howard from Volta to North East, Ahmed Nsiah Bempah from North East to Northern, Emmanuel Yeboah from Upper East to Volta, Sintim Yabbey from Savannah to Upper East and Bennet Ntiamoah from Ahafo to Central Regions.

According to Government officials, the movement of the Regional Managers is also aimed at bringing dynamism to the work of the Commission and ensuring that the Commission delivers on its mandate to protect and manage the forest resources of our country.