Amansie south: Residents of the Amansie South District in the Ashanti Region have been urged to change their attitude towards their environment. They should make environmental cleanliness part of their daily activities, while helping to protect the forest, water bodies, and other natural resources in their communities.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Benjamin Marfo, the District Chief Executive (DCE), made this call emphasizing the responsibility of all community members to ensure their immediate surroundings are clean to help prevent diseases. He was speaking after joining the chiefs and people of Keniago in a massive clean-up exercise in the community.
During the exercise, participants cleared heaps of refuse, swept, and desilted gutters along the principal streets of the town and the health centre to promote environmental cleanliness and public health. Mr. Marfo praised the community for their enthusiasm during the exercise and urged them to continue maintaining cleanliness, highlighting that keeping the environment clean should be a daily collective responsibility.
'As a government, we are committed to providing the necessary logistics to ensure a clean and healthy environment. I urge all residents to put refuse in the bins provided and avoid indiscriminate dumping. Together, we can make our communities cleaner and safer,' Mr. Marfo stated. To support this initiative, he donated 10 dustbins to the Keniago community.
He explained that this gesture is part of the government's broader plan to equip communities with tools for proper waste management, stressing the importance of using the bins responsibly to reduce littering and promote good hygiene. Nana Osei Yeboah, Abusuapanin of Keniago, received the items on behalf of the community and pledged to ensure the bins are placed at strategic points for communal use.
