Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has issued a stern warning to Ghanaians not to litter about on the streets of the region, in their homes and environment.
According to him, as part of measures towards sanitation of the Region, a task force has been set up to enforce the sanitation regulations.
Speaking in an interview with host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, the Minister revealed that a bye-law has been enacted to check unsanitary practices in the region and, to enforce the bye-law, 3,500 personnel have been recruited and currently undergoing military training to execute the task of keeping Accra clean.
Out of the 3,500, 1,000 personnel have passed the training while the rest continue their training.
The thousand, he stated, will from Tuesday, April 19 begin work by joining forces with about ten thousand (10,000) National Service personnel to go house-to-house and to the streets ensuring the sanitation conditions are met by the residents in the Region.
"I need to put on record that they are not Military people. They cannot fully be military but it is just to shape their psyche . . . They are trained to engage . . . So, there is nothing rambo style about it. It's instilled into them so they can dispatch their duties professionally," he clarified why the military training for the task force.
He added the task force have been trained not to engage in any violent actions while enforcing the laws.
They are advised to be professional and disciplined knowing their service is for ''God and country and not for themselves'', he stressed.
He advised the residents to comply with the sanitation laws and keep their surroundings neat.
With regard to vendors along the road, Hon. Henry Quartey implored them to move their merchandise to the appropriate places authorized by the authorities.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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That is nice but you see soon gov. will start crying there is no money .Instead of looking at our production which will bring money .This gov. put down good policies but now they are using the position to get money .Most of of our leaders are now into importing so do not have the edge to reduce this importation .It is sad when top gov. officials are importing rice, sugar etc. Some are also into importing fuel so they are happy when the prices of fuel goes up thinking the are gaining .Therefore the gov. is not interesting making the Ghana's refinery to work even though sustainable investors are ready to take up the challenge .Our leaders are very selfish and wicked unless the youth of this nation come together and rise up things will be the same . The laws favor them .If policy like changing of office ,if one must mandatory use what he or she has come to meet in that office .They will continue to waste money .If our Police/ CiD ,Judges are not independent, the system will remain the same. If most gov. sector CEO's still being put there by gov , loses and waste will never stop .If employing people into the gov. sectors firm continue to use protocols and not professionals this sectors will under deliver . If there no policy and accountabilities on the presidency they will still waste money .Our system still use the old culture where the Father will eat the egg and all kinds of fish but the child's food has no egg or fish .Ghana needs change of attitude.