By Staff Reporter
Following recent devastating floods that submerged parts of the country, residents across the Central Region are mobilizing for a massive two-day sanitation drive. The initiative, part of the National General Cleaning Exercise scheduled for July 10 and 11, aims to restore local communities, clear vital waterways, and prevent future environmental disasters.
In a powerful call to action, Comrade Joseph Mensah Abakah, popularly known as “Commander 1,” an aspiring Central Regional Organiser, urged all citizens to take personal ownership of their environments. He emphasized that the exercise is crucial to rebuilding the region’s resilience in the wake of seasonal floods.
”Our actions, our future: cleaning Ghana after the floods,” Abakah declared in an official statement. “I respectfully urge every resident of the Central Region to join our Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), traditional authorities, community leaders, institutions, and volunteer groups in this important national assignment.”
A collective duty to prevent disaster
The two-day exercise focuses heavily on desilting choked gutters, clearing blocked drainage systems, and removing debris from major roadways factors that experts say drastically worsened recent flood levels across the region.
Security agencies, local government officials, and community youth groups have already pledged their support to ensure a high turnout. Organizers stress that the cleanup is not just about aesthetics, but about public health and preservation.
”It is a collective duty to restore our communities, protect lives, and safeguard the future,” Abakah noted, highlighting the practical benefits of the cleanup. “Every drain desilted and every roadway cleared strengthens our resilience against future floods.”
Moving beyond government reliance
Local traders and residents in Cape Coast and surrounding districts have expressed readiness to participate, acknowledging that past negligence in waste disposal has contributed heavily to perennial flooding.
Abakah challenged residents to shift their mindset from relying solely on state interventions to embracing personal civil responsibility.
”Let us approach this exercise with the same unity that has always defined our people,” Abakah urged. “Clean communities are not created by government alone; they are built by responsible citizens who understand that public welfare begins with personal commitment.”
The exercise will commence early morning on both Friday and Saturday, with local assemblies providing logistics such as waste trucks, shovels, and protective gear to volunteer groups across all districts in the Central Region.
