By Eric Yaw Boakye
Atebubu, (Bono East), Nov. 01, GNA – Nana Afia Donyina II, the Paramount Queen-mother of Atebubu Traditional Area in the Bono East Region has led a clean-up exercise to rid the Atebubu Township of filth and avert the outbreak of communicable diseases.
Market women, keep fit clubs, and personnel of the Atebubu/Amantin Municipal Assembly cleared choked gutters and picked plastic waste containers on the main streets of the township in the exercise which lasted several hours.
The Atebubu main lorry station and the Atebubu market were the center of attraction as the participants swept dirty surroundings.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on the sidelines of the exercise, Nana Donyina said she was highly impressed about the turnout and commended the people for their communal spirit.
She said cleanliness was next to godliness and urged the people to always keep the environment clean by avoiding littering and indiscriminate dumping of plastic waste materials.
Nana Donyina II said culture reflected the true identity of the people, and urged the youth to learn, promote, and preserve their culture and tradition and eschew all forms of social vices that could ruin their future.
She said the clean-up exercise was preparing the grounds for the 2025 celebration of the annual ‘Foyawo’ yam festival and homecoming which would be celebrated on the theme “mobilizing for sustainable water supply in Atebubu”.
Other activities lined up for the celebration of the festival include breast and health screening exercises, adolescent reproductive health education as well as a procession, and the Atebubu education excellence awards.
Nana Donyina II advised the people to remain united and formidable and contribute their quota towards the holistic development of the Atebubu Traditional Area.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Linda Asante Agyei