The office of the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse, the Overlord of the Gadamgme State, in collaboration with the office of the Krowor Member of Parliament (MP), has organised a clean- up exercise to keep the township clean and healthy as they celebrate the Kplejoo Homowo Festival.

For the past weeks, the people of Nungua have begun customary processes towards the celebration of the Nungua festival and cleaning the township was one of the activities aimed at keeping the town clean.

Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, MP for Krowor and Minister in charge Fisheries and Aquaculture Development was present for the clean-up exercise at which she called for all to remain united and collaborate to fight filth.

“Let’s all be united and stand to fight against indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste, which has become a thorny issue in our country now. Let’s talk to those who dispose of waste in the drains to desist from that,” she advised.

Dustbins at vantage points

Touching on efforts being made to eradicate the indiscriminate disposal of rubbish into drains, the MP said one of the main aims of the newly-created Krowor District Assembly is to clean the area.

“We will provide bins at all vantage points to enable people to dump waste products in. We are educating people on the matter to let them know the importance of keeping the surroundings clean.

“In many cases, it brings about outbreak of sicknesses like cholera. So we are appealing to those who defaecate in the open to put a stop to it. The insect vectors feed on them and transmit the sickness after they sit on our foods.”

Nii Okpleh Dzalesane, the Oblantah Mantse (Youth Chief of Nungua), said the aim of the exercise was to make the environment clean ahead of the Homowo festival.

He said the office of the Gborbu Wulomo would continue to liaise with the office of the MP to make the clean-up exercise periodical in the area apart from the national sanitation day.

Nii Ayi Isaac, the Ghana Private Roads and Transport Union boss at Nungua, Mr Josuha Bortey, personal aide of the MP, Mr Samuel Nii Noi Tetteh, Martin Bortey and Madam Eunice, the leader of the Nungua Market Women Association, were all present at the exercise.