By Yussif Ibrahim, GNA
Twedie (Ash), July 10, GNA – The Atwima Kwanwoma District Assembly is set to intensify prosecution of residents who persistently litter, dump refuse at unapproved sites, or fail to clear undeveloped plots.
The announced prosecution is part of measures to sustain the gains of the ongoing national clean-up exercise.
Alhaji Mohammed Shaibu, the District Coordinating Director (DCD), said the Assembly’s Environmental Health Unit would go after habitual offenders and put them before court.
The Director caution came when the people of Twedie took part in a national sanitation exercise in the aftermath of a massive flood on June 29, 2026, in parts of Ghana,
President John Mahama and Mr Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) directed a two-day clean-up exercise to be organised on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, 2026.
The exercise was in response to the widespread flooding that had claimed lives and destroyed property across the country and was aimed at preventing an outbreak of waterborne diseases during the rainy season.
Speaking at Twedie during the exercise, Alhaji Shaibu said the Assembly had divided its workforce into two groups to weed, pick litter and evacuate rubbish from around the main district assembly premises into a large container for onward transport to a final disposal site.
He said the exercise would continue Saturday, when the Assembly would enforce the closure of shops to allow for the cleaning of the Central Business District in Twedie and other urban centres in the district.
“If we don’t continue with this exercise, we know the environmental hazard it can give us, and that can culminate into waterborne diseases, especially during this rainy season,” he said.
The DCD identified undeveloped plots as a major sanitation concern in the district, noting that, landowners who acquired land but left it undeveloped often allowed weeds and rubbish, including plastic waste, to accumulate on their properties.
He said the Assembly would compel such landowners to periodically clear their plots of weeds and refuse.
To sustain the clean-up in the long term, Alhaji Shaibu said the Assembly planned to procure more dustbins for placement at vantage points across the district, as well as additional communal containers to give residents designated places to dispose of waste.
He said: “At times people gather this rubbish and they don’t know where to put it.
“That’s why they go to put it at places where it should not be kept.
“So, we need more communal containers at vantage points, where we can put this rubbish in for it to be evacuated to the final disposal site.”
Alhaji Shaibu expressed confidence that the combination of the clean-up exercise, expanded waste infrastructure and strict enforcement against offenders would ensure a clean district, reduce the risk of flooding in flood-prone areas, and curb communicable diseases.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Yussif Ibrahim