The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has called on chiefs to own and support the National Sanitation Day (NSD) exercise instituted to promote environmental sanitation.
He said the exercise was initiated by his Ministry to stimulate the spirit of communal labour into the citizenry and for chiefs and other traditional authorities who in the past championed and promoted the course of good sanitation at their localities to support the process.
[contextly_sidebar id=”cIgj5yZabM2vGIJ45ixaLGiLqZuRQXKF”]Alhaji Dauda made the call when he paid a courtesy call on Naa Pelpuo Fuseini V, Wa Naa at his Palace in Wa and addressed staff of the Wa Municipal Assembly in the Upper West Region.
The NSD exercise takes place every first Saturday of the month and for the month of July; the Upper West region hosted the exercise.
The Ministry has relocated its office to the region for a week as part of the exercise to bring governance to the doorstep of the grassroots and to ascertain at first hand information on what is happening at the local level.
Alhaji Dauda said government is committed to providing the citizenry with basic amenities and to create an enabling environment to promote businesses and investment.
Alhaji Dauda who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi South noted that without good health, the provision of basic amenities would be meaningless.
He urged Ghanaians, especially traditional authorities, and opinion leaders, to actively support the NSD campaign for it to achieve the desired results.
Naa Fuseini V on his part said sanitation is one of the key issues that must be given priority and encouragement in the various communities, to promote public and environmental health.
In a related development, Regional Minister, Alhaji Amin Amidu Sulemana, visited Wa West District, where he called on Naa Imoro Gomah Nandon II, Chief of Wichiau ana Adu Naa Suhiwmininye Danaa Gore, Chief of Dorimon and reiterated government’s commitment to adopt good sanitary practices, to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the district.
Alhaji Sulemana who is also the MP for Sissala West said the exercise is non-partisan and has to be embraced all to promote public and environmental health.
Naa Nandon II pledged to support the exercise by mobilising his people.
The MP for Wichiau, Joseph Yeli Chire, the District Chief Executive for Wa West, Dasanaa N. S. Adamu and the Wa Municipal Chief Executive, Issahaku Nuhu Putiha all pledged their support for the exercise to make it successful.
Source: GNA