President John Dramani Mahama and Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang will participate in a national general cleaning exercise with individuals from all throughout the nation.
Following recent severe seasonal floods that caused extensive damage and obstructed drainage infrastructure in multiple areas, there has been an increasing call for civic engagement across the country.
The president’s participation highlights the scope of the impending two-day exercise, which intends to manage accumulated municipal waste, clear severely clogged storm drains, and address urgent sanitary issues.
Religious organisations and well-known civil society organisations have strongly supported the activity.
The campaign has received formal support from the Christian Council of Ghana, which is actively encouraging local churches and congregations to take action and remove public areas in their local communities.
Seven impacted regions will see the start of the cleanup effort, with the Greater Accra Region seeing the majority of the major operations.
To guarantee the highest level of public cooperation, local government officials and traditional leaders have implemented stringent enforcement procedures.
Both the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and the Ga Traditional Council have issued orders mandating the temporary closure of all local stores, marketplaces, and businesses during the specified morning clean-up hours.
While municipal teams work to guarantee that ultimate disposal sites, like the Adepa dump, are prepared to receive the gathered rubbish, government officials have issued a warning that individuals or businesses who refuse to shut down or fail to cooperate face legal consequences.
Source: newsthemegh.com