Osaberima Kofi Boateng III, Chief of Akwatia, has pledged to lead the Akwatia township to participate in the Fifth National Sanitation Day exercise to be hosted by the Eastern Region on Saturday, April 4.
[contextly_sidebar id=”Sjo5YyRqVP6gW4M0NXsRZ7dndTEZapGx”]He indicated that, the chiefs of Akwatia had divided themselves into groups, with each group having a leader who would be responsible for cleaning a selected area.
Osaberima Boateng made the pledge when he addresed the Deputy Local Government Minister, Mr Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum and his entourage, when they called on the chiefs and people of Akwatia.
He said the group he would be leading would tackle the flash point in the town, which always get flooded when it rains and creates unhygienic scenes.
He appealed to the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Denkyembour, to assist them with trucks which will be used to dispose of refuse on that day.
Osaberima Boateng hoped the exercise will be sustained to help make our environments clean.
He assured the deputy minister of his total commitment and that of his subjects to the course of the work.
Mr Agyekum said cleaning should be part of our daily lives.
He indicated that collectively Ghana could be kept clean by avoiding unnecessary littering around, and understanding the importance of good sanitation
Mr Kwaku Ofori Abrokwah, the DCE said, he was grateful to the Minister for his visit, and assured him of the district’s preparedness ahead of the day.
At the Kwaebibirem District Assembly, the Deputy Local Government Minister, Mr Agyekum, appealed to the heads of department to come out in their numbers and work massively, come Saturday and all other days.
Mrs Faustina Korantemaa Addo, the DCE, urged all and sundry to involve themselves in the upcoming NSD exercise and all other subsequent ones to make them successful.
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Source: GNA