DCE launches environmental sanitation campaign

Mr. Kofi Wilson, Mfantseman District Chief Executive (DCE) has said that the government's efforts to woo investors into the country would be hampered if Ghanaians do not observe environmental sanitation.

He deplored the people's lukewarm attitude towards environmental sanitation, saying, "such behaviour would thwarts our efforts to make prevention the safest way of health delivery in the country."

Mr. Wilson was speaking at the launch of an environmental sanitation campaign at Mankessim in the Central Region.

The DCE decried the haphazard manner in which some structures are constructed, especially on waterways, and called on officials of the Town and Country Planning Department to be alive to their responsibilities.

He cautioned people who turn uncompleted buildings and drainage systems into refuse dumps to desist from the practice.

He reminded landlords of their responsibility to ensure that gutters near their buildings are properly taken care of.

Mr. Wilson exhorted owners of undeveloped plots of land to maintain them at all times.

He urged landlords and kiosk owners to register their structures with the district assembly, adding that a task force is to be set up to get rid of all unauthorised structures.

Mr. Dag Akyeampong, Chairman of the Mankessim Town Council, said it had become clear that the few workers of the assembly could not cope up with the sanitation problems facing the town.

The problem is compounded with the influx of traders from all parts of the country to the local market.

Mr. Akyeampong appealed to the assembly, donor agencies and individuals to donate equipment and tools for the regular cleaning of the town.