The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) has launched a campaign to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The campaign dubbed “Operation Wear Your Nose Mask” is to ensure residents in the municipality adhere to the mandatory wearing of nose masks as directed by the President in his last COVID-19 update.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of LaDMA, Solomon Kotey Nikoi speaking at the launch in Accra yesterday said, the assembly would provide twenty thousand pieces of masks for distribution to help promote safety among the residents.

He said, to ensure strict compliance, they have directed all institutions and organizations in the municipality to observe the compulsory wearing of mask, by both staff and clients, adding that, “the assembly is designing NO MASK, NO ENTRY posters to be dotted across the municipality for all to take note.”

Mr Nikoi said, the assembly would in the coming days deploy a joint security taskforce including the police and City Guards to the commercial business areas of the municipality to ensure that residents are adhering to the directive of mask-wearing and social distancing protocols.

He appealed to the Traditional Council, the La Market Women Association, Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to support the assembly in its fight against this deadly pandemic by ensuring that, all their members adhere to the mandatory nose mask-wearing and also enforce social distancing at all times in their dealing.

The Member of Parliament for La Dade-Kotopon Constituency, Vincent Sowah Odotei advised the residents to adhere to the government’s precautionary measures to help contain the spread of the COVID-19.

“I know that what we are doing is uncomfortable but it’s important we protect people’s lives. Don’t think about yourself because it’s a communicable disease that can be transmitted to other people, think about if you refuse to wear the mask; you are not only exposing yourself, you are exposing other people to a possibility of catching the disease.”

“I know that efforts that are being made worldwide to get vaccines for it are really keeping up the pace and are really being accelerated but I hope no matter what it takes the good Lord will help us to get the cure for COVID-19 but as we wait for the cure to come up, I will plead with you and urge you all to respect the directives,” he added.