By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah
Teshie, July 6, GNA — The Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LekMA), in partnership with the Blessed Care Foundation, has held a clean-up exercise at the Teshie landing beach.
The event, which brought together community members, traditional leaders, and volunteers, was to promote environmental cleanliness and awareness about sanitation along the coastal area.
The clean-up exercise formed part of broader efforts by the Assembly to support the national agenda for environmental sustainability.
Mr Israel Adjetey Otchwenmah, Ledzokuku Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), speaking at the event, emphasised the importance of collective responsibility in protecting the environment and expressed the Assembly’s commitment to working with partners to achieve that goal.
“As a municipality, and in line with His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama’s Reset Agenda, we are on course to reset Ledzokuku; as such, we are ready and willing to partner with anyone who shares in this vision to make this great area regain its good name,” he stated.
Mr Otchwenmah further praised the efforts of the Blessed Care Foundation and its leadership for their consistent support towards environmental causes.
“Let me take this opportunity to thank the Blessed Care Foundation, especially the CEO, Dr Melvin Nii Tackie Tacky, for his contribution towards protecting the environment, and also the leadership and staff of LekMA for their support,” he stated.
Mr Issac Bortey, Director of the Blessed Care Foundation, reiterated the organisation’s mission to serve vulnerable groups in society and provide vocational training.
Mr Bortey noted that the foundation was not only concerned with social development but also placed a high priority on environmental protection, adding that it views sanitation as a vital issue that affected both health and livelihoods, especially in coastal communities.
The clean-up exercise saw participation from various sectors, including youth groups, fisherfolk, assembly staff, and local opinion leaders.
Participants desilted drains, picked plastics and other waste materials from the beach, and engaged in community education on sanitation and hygiene.
GNA
Edited by Laudia Sawer/Christian Akorlie