James Kumbeni, a resident of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region is set to cycle 815 kilometers from his base in the regional capital to the national capital in an ambitious odyssey that will see him kill two important birds with a stone.
As the world races against time to prevent widespread calamities due to climate change, James hopes his trip will create awareness about the issue and encourage the populace to adopt environmentally friendly means of transport for their movements.
He is of the firm belief that using bicycles as an alternative means of transport for intra-city or town movements will help reduce carbon emission in furtherance of measures to tackle climate change.
Speaking in an interview on Breakfast News on Dreamz FM, James said he is hopeful that his campaign will whip up interest in cycling and lead to many ditching their fossil fuel vehicles for bicycles and other environmentally friendly means of transportation.
“We are looking at within the township, how can we use bicycles as an alternative means because once we are within the town, we don’t really travel so much distance. It’s just a stone throw. I think Ghanaians will buy into the idea of cycling,” he stated.
“It always has to do with information. The thing is we may not know the benefits that cycling present to us. So once we embark on this campaign, we know very well that people will get informed”.
His 815km journey also seeks to Garner support for another resident of the area Joel Nsobila Atinga, who will be attempting a Guinness World Record for the longest barbecue marathon by an individual.
This would not be the first time James is cycling long distance to throw his support behind such activity.
He rode 170 kilometers from Bolgatanga to Tamale in the Northern Region in January this year to support Faila Abdul-Razak, who attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.
