General News of Sunday, 2 June 2019

Source: gbcghanaonline.com

President Akufo-Addo outlines plans to make Accra cleanest city in Africa

President Akufo-Addo with Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg President Akufo-Addo with Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg

President Akufo-Addo has outlined measures aimed at making Accra the cleanest city in Africa.

This includes sensitizing Ghanaians to what is needed to be done to keep the Metropolis clean, placing of litre bins across the capital, improving the collection of garbage among others.

Addressing a joint news conference at the Jubilee House with visiting Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, President Akufo-Addo said his government will adopt best practices elsewhere to achieve this dream.

Norwegian Prime Minister who is also Co-Chair of the imminent Group of Advocates for the UN SDGs, Erna Solberg admitted not all the 17 SDGs can be achieved by the 2020 deadline.