The  National Sanitation Campaign was launched as part of measures by the government to improve the sanitary conditions in the country, especially in the national capital, Accra.

[contextly_sidebar id=”bCG8huL7xkoXKeGVpAstc9XEiewpgI0O”]The move was to prevent the recurrence of disease outbreaks like the cholera epidemic that killed a number of people in 2014.

“It is not an event, it is a process, and I believe a lot of effort has to go into advocacy, in terms of physical work on the ground, in terms of people changing their attitude towards sanitation. So it is a process,” he said.

Speaking to Citi News, the Deputy Minister rejected the suggestions that government is only wasting taxpayers’ money by launching such a campaign.

“I believe we can well measure it maybe within a year or so to find out whether the launch has achieved its aims and objectives,” he said.

He noted that national sanitation campaign is not a duplication of National Sanitation Day, explaining that the newly-launched campaign is more involving.

He explained that the campaign encompasses a lot of things, and it’s a process that is going to go throughout the whole year, unlike the National Sanitation Day which is just once in a month.

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By: Farida Yusif/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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According to the Police, since it’s commissioning, over 200 pedestrians have died, majority of who were knocked down by speeding vehicles.

Speaking to Citi News, Patrick Boamah underscored the urgent need for more footbridges and underpass to be provided on the highway.

“If you look at the statistics it is very worrying and over 300 people losing their lives. I’ve had countless media engagement on this issue; I’ve asked ministers of state questions on this issue but to no avail. The NPP has come to rule this nation, I’m a member of the NPP and I don’t want anyone to feel that I was doing these things because NDC was in power, no. I will continue to advocate for footbridges, flyovers, underpasses and good measures to prevent the happenings on the N1,” he added.

Patrick Boamah in the petition to prayed the Roads Ministry to fast track the construction of the footbridges.

He said the Police MTTU division has recorded about 5,460 accidents on the road six years after its completion.

“These past years in office I have sent appeals to government for the construction of footbridges that are disability friendly on the highway in 2014, Government assured that there were plans in place to construct additional footbridges on the accident-prone highway to ensure the safety of pedestrians. However, these calls and assurances never materialized as the highway continues to record very alarming numbers of casualties and accidents  I would therefore be appreciative if your office could consider the construction of additional disability friendly footbridges situated at the most busiest parts of the highways to curb the frequency of accidents on the road,” he added in the petition.

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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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