G/A Minister leads cleanup exercise in Shai-Osudoku
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ms Linda Akweley Ocloo, on Saturday led a cleanup exercise in the Shai-Osudoku District as part of the second edition of the “Regional Sanitation Day.”
The exercise, which began at 6:00 am saw participants cleaning their surroundings and streets, de-silting choked gutters and clearing weeds.
The exercise was in direct fulfilment of the Regional Coordinating Council to all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies within the Greater Accra Region to embark on a massive clean-up exercise as part of the Regional Sanitation Day.
Addressing journalists after the exercise, Ms Ocloo who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for the area said the exercise was in line with the directive from the President to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa.
She said her office together with the various assemblies kicked off the regional sanitation day, which had the first edition at Madina in line with the President’s directive.
The Minister said government acknowledged that some districts in Accra lacked engineered landfill sites to accommodate the volume of garbage generated, however, consultations were ongoing with service providers to increase the number of landfill sites.
The Coordinating-Director of Shai-Osudoku District Assembly, Dr Elizabeth Ampaw Deletse, said the Assembly has taken firm stance on sanitation issues by gazetting its laws and making them authentic.
She said the Assembly would prosecute individuals who litter or fail to adhere to sanitation practices.
The Chief of Dodowa, Okukrubuor Nene Tei Kwesi Agyemang V, encouraged the residents to take ownership of their surroundings, cleaning their homes, schools, churches, and hospitals.
BY CECILIA YADA LAGBA
