The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has announced a one-week nationwide clean-up exercise from Saturday, December 13 to December 20, warning MMDCEs to be on alert as inspections will be conducted without prior notice.
Speaking during an unannounced tour of Ayawaso West Wuogon, La Nkwatanang, Madina and Adentan, in the company of his deputy, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, and other officials, Ahmed Ibrahim said the initiative aims to ensure a clean and welcoming Ghana for the Christmas season.
“Monday, “the borla taxis will be at work, the sweepers, those that are functional, will be at work. The trucks will be at work. So if you are an MDA or MMCE, President Mahama did not appoint you to come and sit there and disburse the common fund.
“He gave you a job. Leadership is about service. Let that service be performed. Our responsibility is supervision, and we are going to intensify it,” he said.
He also hinted at a possible collaboration with the Interior and Transport Ministries, adding that sanitation workers, borla taxis, and waste trucks will be fully deployed nationwide, with supervision intensified throughout the seven-day campaign.
“We are all going to the drawing board, together with my colleagues. So we will bring in Transport, Health and Interior to be part of the ministry. These seven days, at least, we must make sure Ghana is clean for the festive season, so that our brothers and sisters who will be coming from foreign countries will have a good impression of Ghana,” he said.
Ahmed Ibrahim stressed that the era of pretence is over, noting that leadership is about service and results.
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, added that a clean environment makes it easier to promote the country, leaving a positive impression on foreigners visiting Ghana.
