ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES KILLING MOST YOUTH IN GHANA-EXPERT discloses

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES KILLING MOST YOUTH-EXPERT*

Mr. Kofi Oduro Kyerematen, an Environmental Scientist has disclosed that, most youth in the country are giving up their ghosts mostly to environmental issues and not curse.

According to the Expert, the poor sanitation practices practiced in the country in the recent times is the cause of immature death amongst natives in Ghana.

Mr. Kyerematen said, depositing of refuse mostly rubbers on the open environment, gutters and river bodies amounts to untimely demise.

He elaborated that, these poor sanition practices produce chemicals harmful to the well-being of a human and also poses dangers.

He stated that aside flooding caused by these poor sanitation during rainy season it also get rotten and kills us slowly.

His comments come on the back of the recent flooding in the country specifically in the Ashanti Region.

He told Nana Ampratwum on the Omanbapa Morning Show on Silver FM that, the environmental laws are there to prevent and deter people from polluting the environment but officers are not implementing them i.e the problem we are facing as a country.

Proper sanitation is keeping the environment clean and tidy thereby avoiding pollution.

He explained that, the young ones are always on the streets and cities to earn a living therefore they become victim to inhaling bad odours from poisonous chemicals produced from the poor sanition practices.

Kofi Oduro finally urged the populace to avoid throwing trashes around in the environment mainly gutters and rivers to avoid flooding and possible diseases.

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