Sanitation Day: Mahama salutes Northern Region journos

President John Mahama joined members of the Northern Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in a massive clean up exercise at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) which was replicated at the Tamale Central Hospital.

[contextly_sidebar id=”Rt0cqrNZC323BmnZZZmPbMyahlWxmgBb”]President Mahama congratulated the GJA in the region for placing premium on the 5th edition of the National Sanitation Day exercise.

He also commended the National Lottery Authority for sponsoring the GJA to organize the exercise and encouraged other corporate bodies and the businesses to follow suit.

President Mahama was in the Northern Region for a cermony on the eastern corridor road project.

He called for peaceful co-existence to fast-track the region’s development agenda.

He admonished residents of Tamale to sustain the National Sanitation Day exercise by always keeping their surroundings clean.

President Mahama reiterated government’s commitment to allocate enough resources for the NSD to rid the nation of filth.

Chairman of the Northern Regional chapter of the GJA, Caesar Abagale said the exercise formed part of his administration’s major priorities.

Caesar Abagale said Journalists in the region will continue to positively publicise the region to attract investors and development partners.

The Northern Regional Coordinating Council and the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly facilitated the exercise which attracted security personnel, Zoomlion staff and some residents of Tamale.

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana