Mr. Jerry Ameko, the Adaklu District Chief Executive (DCE) Saturday advised people in the district to take responsibility of their immediate surroundings.
He told them not to expect the government or any other person to clean their surroundings for them.
Mr. Ameko gave the advice at Adaklu Abuadi when he joined the people in a cleanup exercise to mark the National Sanitation Day.
The National Sanitation Day was relaunched by Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister of Local Government and Religious Affairs on behalf of the government in September, this year.
Mr. Ameko noted that the reintroduction of the day was aimed at restoring discipline and pride in public spaces.
He stated that the government attached all seriousness to the day and empowered local government structures by making sanitation a key performance indicator for all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
Mr. Ameko who is also the Dean of MMDCEs in the Volta Region, said cleanliness played a vital role in the health and well-being of people and encouraged them to treat the day with utmost seriousness.
He noted that also “cleanliness is next to godliness, so I expect Christians to be at the forefront in cleaning their environment.”
The DCE told the people that he took a serious view of the cleanliness of Adaklu and that he would task with the Environmental Health department of the Assembly to enforce the sanitation bylaws of the Assembly.
He gave up Monday, November 3 to those who have undeveloped building plots that were weedy to clean them before the law caught up with them.
Mr. Ameko said in collaboration with other stakeholders he would ensure that the district becomes one of the cleanest in the region and the country as a whole.
He praised some communities in the district for the seriousness they attached to the day and urged them to keep it up and also advised the others to emulate them.
Mr. Ameko also visited some communities including Adaklu Agblefe, Adaklu Dawanu, Adaklu Waya and Adaklu Anfoe to mark the day.
National Sanitation Day falls on the first Saturday of every month.
GNA
