By Francis Kwabena Cofie, GNA
Madina (GAR), July 15, GNA – Alhaji Ibrahim Fussein Faila, the Municipal Chief Executive for La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal, has cautioned residents not to reverse the gains made through indiscriminate littering and dumping in the municipality after a successful clean up exercise.
He, however, commanded residents and all participants in the just- ended two- day clean up exercise which saw people from all walks of life contributing their quota to evacuate massive refuse and debris from the nook and crannies of the municipality.
Attributing the deplorable state of sanitation in most places in the capital to environmental misconduct, he called on called on all inhabitants to take charge of contributing their quota to maintain the current state of cleanliness achieved after the recent clean up exercise.
In an interview, he said the assembly would not relent on its mandate to ensure environmental cleanliness, which was necessary for healthy living, adding that, all persons within the boundaries of the municipality must on a daily basis display good faith to this cause.
He said the assembly would not hesitate to apply sanctions using its bye-laws to clamp down on irresponsible environmental practices until attitude change was achieved.
According to him, as a son and servant of the community armed with information on the community’s systemic challenges, he would leverage that knowledge to change the fortunes of the area.
“As a departure from the past, I have sanitised Madina Zongo Junction, giving it a new facelift, putting the area into proper shape “, he said.
The assembly’s taskforce, he said, on their routine checks would deal with recalcitrant persons who flout regulations per the laws of the assembly to ensure cleanliness at all times.
Following the two-day national clean up exercise, he said sustainable measures would be taken to instill more discipline among the people to have a sense of community.
Mr Faila admonished all dwellers to place value on the daily habits of cleanliness to help put the area on the map.
Proper sanitation management, he said, was a shared responsibility, adding that, a neighbor’s sanitation negligence ties in with another’s and contaminates the environment in the long run.
His leadership outfit, he said, would not compromise on the social value of regular proper sanitation management in collaboration with all inhabitants to put the municipality on the map.
Engaging a few residents, they suggested to authorities to conduct the exercise repeatedly to instill a sense of community and cleanliness in the people.
GNA
Edited by Christabel Addo