As Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark the 74th anniversary of the United Nations Day, a cleanup exercise was organized to commemorate the event.
In the country, Nima, a suburb of Accra and its environs were selected for the cleanup exercise where residents were sensitized on the need to keep their environment clean.
Deputy Director for International Relations and a member of the UN Day Committee, Deputy Chief Superintendent Fanny Aboagye, said the decision to clean Nima and its environs, was to underscore the need for the community to at all times clean their environment and also sustain the exercise.
The exercise was also in collaboration with the Assembly and this according to Chief Sperintendent Fanny Aboagye was one sure way to help sustain the exercise adding that she was optimistic that the Assembly, would not relent on it responsibility but maintain the momentum even after the exercise.
Nima Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner, Abraham Akwei, maintained that, cleaning the environment was a shared responsibility of Ghanaians.
According to him, Ghanaians need to adopt the habit of cleaning their surroundings at all times rather than waiting for an occasion or disaster to strike before doing the right things.
He also said, the assemblies need to enforce their bi-laws to get everybody to get involved and also ensure that those who fall foul of the laws, are punished to serve as a deterrent to the others.
ACP Akwei, asked that the monthly national cleaning exercise, also be sustained to promote cleanliness among Ghanaians.
“It is a shared responsibility; we should not assign a specific agency for that role. I think we should clean at all times. We should not wait for the Ministry of Sanitation or the Ministry of the Interior, before we come out to clean. We must bear in mind that, it is a shared responsibility”, he said.
Meanwhile, this year’s celebration was themed “A Clean Environment for a Healthy Living, our collective responsibility”. The theme was chosen to support UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Goal six, which talks about clean water and sanitation.
The security agencies including, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Prison Service, Ghana Armed Forces and some students from secondary and tertiary institutions took active part in the cleanup exercise.
Story By: Henry George Martinson/radiogoldlive.com
