Accra, Dec.22, GNA—Members of Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly have been charged to actively participate in the sanitation campaign towards making Greater Accra the cleanest city in Africa.
Mr Abdulai Alhassan Issifu, Municipal Coordinating Director of the Assembly, who gave the advice, said it was the duty of all Ghanaians to tidy up their immediate surroundings because cleanliness was next to godliness.
“Let me remind all of us that the cleaning of our frontage and for that matter any other area within our premises is our responsibility. In fact, the law says that if you are selling or have your premises by the roadside, then the cleaning of half of that road is your responsibility.
“We are also aware of the adage that cleanliness is next to godliness. I want to believe that all religions preach cleanliness, so that should tell you the important role cleanliness plays in our lives. Our God is a clean God and so He wants everything clean,” he emphasised.
Mr Issifu was speaking at the outdoor of a Waste Compaction Truck for “Operation Clean Your Frontage” in Accra.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, October 22, 2021, launched the ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ initiative for the Greater Accra Region.
The Campaign is a clarion call on all citizens to appreciate that keeping the environment clean and green is one of the prerequisites for leading a healthy and happy life.
It is part of measures by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council to keep the City clean and enforce sanitation regulations in the City as part of the “Make Accra Work” agenda.
It will deploy over 3,500 people to implement sanitation by-laws under the ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ initiative.
The by-laws have been passed and gazetted by the 29 Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region to enable the lawful implementation of the initiative.
Mr Issifu said the Assembly would roll out several activities within the various communities to drum home the message on why citizens needed to keep their environment clean.
He said the Waste Compaction Truck had come at the right time to change the fortunes of the Municipality as far as sanitation was concerned.
Mr Issifu said sanitation was the most challenging issue the Assembly was faced with, and that it consumed between 70 to 75 per cent of their resources.
Mr Issifu called on religious leaders, chiefs and opinion leaders in the Municipality to support the “Operation Clean Your Frontage” agenda for improved sanitation conditions.
Madam Bridget Seyram Diapim, Municipal Environmental Health Officer, said it was the duty of the citizens to collect and properly dispose of waste and not wait for the Assembly to do that for them.
She said from next year, Environmental Health Officers would be deployed into the various communities for inspection and arrest of sanitation offenders.
GNA