The Department of Parks and Gardens' Chief Horticultural Officer, Dr. Daniel Kingsford Adams, has stated that his organization needs roughly 2,000 new employees to become lively once more.

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He explained the human resources dilemma as being caused by the staff's impending retirement of 90% of the workforce over the next five years.

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However, he pointed out that despite the department receiving ten new hires, the personnel size is still insufficient.

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Among other challenges of the Department of Parks and Gardens, Dr Adams further stated that, “Since I took over last year, the ministry, through the effort of the sector minister, Dan Botwe, provided us with new vehicles, including two big trucks, a Landcruiser Prado, a tractor, two pickups and working machines. Other than that, the department had no vehicles."

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“We have also been provided with about 10 workers but we need a staff strength of about 2,000 to make the department vibrant once again,” he said.

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The 1992 Constitution and Section 12 of PNDCL 327, which specifies the duties, are where the department derives its authority, according to a story in the Daily Graphic.

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The department's responsibility is to maintain the horticultural vegetation that lines the median and shoulders of all national roadways.

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