By Isaac Arkoh
Cape Coast, Sept 04, GNA – The renowned Buz Stop Boys, a youth group committed to cleaning drains and gutters across cities and towns nationwide, took to the streets of Cape Coast on Thursday for an extensive clean-up exercise.
This initiative, part of the preparations for this year’s Oguaa Fetu Afahye festival, aimed to maintain the ancient city’s cleanliness before, during, and after the celebrations of the festival.
The group, consisting of 33 members, received enthusiastic support from passersby, drivers and local residents, who praised their dedication to serving the historic city.
Armed with brooms, dustpans and a strong sense of community spirit, the Buz Stop Boys played a key role in promoting positive environmental change.
The cleanup started at Coronation Junction, continuing through Kotokuraba to Abura, where they cleared clogged drains and removed debris from the roadside to designated dumping sites.
Mr Heneba Kwadwo Safo, Founder and leader of the group, established less than two years ago, said their mission went beyond cleaning streets but with the mindsets to transform cities.
He said: “If we can help people realise that keeping their environment clean benefited everyone, we will create a cleaner, healthier and more proud Ghana.”
He urged Ghanaians to change their habits by avoiding the disposal of waste into drains and gutters, which contributed to flooding during rainy seasons.
The group’s overarching goal is to ensure that drains, gutters and green spaces in cities and towns remained clean to prevent flooding.
Mr Emmanuel Asare, Chief Executive officer of Top Idea Roofing, the company that sponsored the group’s trip to Cape Coast expressed admiration for the young volunteers’ dedication and patriotism.
Highlighting the huge costs associated with poor sanitation in Ghana, he called for increased awareness and collective action to maintain clean surroundings and prevent diseases that negatively affected the national economy.
“I appeal to all Ghanaians not to forget the devastating impact of the cholera outbreak, which claimed many lives unnecessarily.
“We must move beyond an indifferent attitude and recognise that keeping our environment clean is a shared responsibility,” he stressed.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey/Benjamin Mensah