Tuesday 29 January 2013

Harmattan is not to blame but us

"No condition is permanent". This is a popular wise saying that all appreciates.
Annually, weather conditions change the world over.
To be specific, Ghana has two main seasons: monsoon and harmattan.
Monsoon is a rainy season whilst Harmattan is a dry season coupled with dusty winds.
To every Ghanaian, both seasons are good in their own rights, for either has its own pros and cons.
To illustrate, monsoonal rains have often caused floods that have destroyed both lives and properties. Often the causes of such floods have not been immediate rather remote.
        On the contrary, the lives and properties that are lost as consequence of Harmattan-triggered fires have often been immediate. Perpetrators are often close to the mess.
It implies that, ones the cause is immediate it can easily be knit right in the bud, if the least effort is made.
We are guilty for negligence as a nation. If stringent by-laws are passed to deter potential culprits, the situation will change for good if not for the better.
 We are quick to accuse the Harmattan Season for being drier, but the logical question is: can dry leaves or bushes burn on their own without a fire? The answer is NO!
If humans quit setting bushes ablaze, the dried bushes will give way to fresh and greener ones in the rainy season. We rather truncate this life-cycle with our bad practices.
It's time to respect the environment by observing green practices.
Say NO to bush fires and plant trees in place of felled ones.
Greenlove Ghana is urging us all to stop the talk as usual and start acting now.
Ghana is ready to green if we embrace GREENLOVE GHANA for our common future.
Let's give more meaning to the green color in our national flag.
God bless our homeland Ghana.