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The zoo was shut down for a few weeks as police looked into the Lion-intruder case, but according to deputy minister for lands and forestry Benito Owusu-Bio, plans are in place to reopen it as fast as possible.
On Friday, September 23, 2022, he visited the zoo to check on the reopening preparations and made this announcement.
After taking a tour of the zoo, he gave the Zoo Manager, Mr. Stephen Tamanja, the order to build a security post next to the lions’ cave and a perimeter fence around the property to protect visitors.
Additionally, he asked them to post signs in animal cages, update the facilities for guests and tourists in the waiting area, and illuminate the Forest at night.
The Deputy Minister was informed by Mr. John Allotey, CEO of the Forestry Commission, that a transformer had been built to illuminate the zoo at night.
From Kumasi Zoo and the Shai Hills Resource Area, zebras, ostriches, chimpanzees, and other animals will be transferred to Accra Zoo.
The zoo’s manager informed the ministry’s public relations team that people from Ghana and other countries have been phoning to ask for the zoo’s reopening.
He listed a variety of factors that are significant and why every effort is being made to get the zoo open as soon as is reasonably possible.
This zoo is not only for relaxation purposes but also for education as most students come here for their research purposes, and as you know, for tourist purposes, and this will also help boost the local economy, create employment and aid in the furtherance of the tourism sector”.
By the time of reopening, all of the Deputy Minister’s ideas for preparations will be executed, including the security checkpoint, cameras, power, and other needs.
Sulemana Nyadia, Deputy CEO of the Forestry Commission, accompanied the Deputy Minister.
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