{"id":79085,"date":"2015-01-03T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=79085"},"modified":"2015-01-03T12:56:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T12:56:59","slug":"blame-local-assemblies-low-patronage-nsd-nii-lantey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/01\/blame-local-assemblies-low-patronage-nsd-nii-lantey\/","title":{"rendered":"Blame local assemblies for low patronage of NSD \u2013 Nii Lantey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is blaming the various district assemblies across the country for the low patronage of this month\u2019s National Sanitation Day (NSD).<\/p>\n

According to the Ministry, the lack of appreciation for the motive behind the clean up by the leadership of the assemblies including majority of the general public is the cause of the low participation.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”Xfeyn9fSiCzPTH9PJvYKO1TyYMSm4yWS”]\u201cThey do not really appreciate the motive or the direction we are taking very well,\u201d a Deputy Local Government Minister, Nii Lantey Vanderpuije told Citi News.<\/p>\n

The Ministry last year introduced the clean up exercise which takes place on the first Saturday of every month.<\/p>\n

The exercise was instituted to ensure a clean environment across the country following a deadly outbreak of cholera across the country in 2014.<\/p>\n

Nii Lantey Vanderpuije said despite the setback, the Ministry will continue to encourage people to take the exercise seriously.<\/p>\n

He commended the Asantehene and the residents in the Ashanti Region for taking the clean up exercise seriously and for the huge turn out on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey supported it so well and our Directors in the Ministry joined the people of Kwabre in the exercise,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n

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He disclosed that the exercise is currently on rotation among the 10 regions therefore, on February 7, the National Sanitation Day exercise will be held in the Northern Region.<\/p>\n

Mr. Vanderpuije was however quick to add that despite the regional rotation, other regions must still participate actively in the exercise.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe fact that we are moving there [Northern Region] does not mean we are expecting the Ashanti Region to just fold their arms and wait until the next time when it reaches their turn despite doing a good job today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Deputy Minister advised that the exercise \u201cmust be a sense of responsibility of those in the regions to continue with the exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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