The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, and the Okyeman Environment Foundation (OEF), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, have organised a cleanup exercise at Kyebi in the Eastern Region.
The cleanup climaxed activities — including a health screening, a church service, and awards day — marking the 71st anniversary of the Okyenhene. The exercise was also meant to improve the sanitation condition of the town and to encourage behavioral change among residents towards maintaining a more hygienic and sanitised environment.
Last Monday, members of the OEF joined hands with workers from Zoomlion last Monday to desilt gutters and clear rubbish within the principal parts of the town.
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Proper sanitation habits
After the exercise, Osagyefuo Ofori Panin stressed the importance of keeping a clean environment for good health, and urged the people to maintain proper sanitation habits.
He stated that the traditional council and the OEF would collaborate with the Abuakwa South Assembly to provide waste bins at vantage points “so that people can dump their waste wherever they find themselves”.
“Anybody found to litter the compound with rubbish would be arrested and fined because we cannot always leave the cleaning of our environment to Zoomlion. It should be our collective responsibility,” the Okyenhene stated.
Osagyefuo Ofori Panin called on residents to report to the Abuakwa Traditional Council if they found anybody indiscriminately cutting down trees or pouring hot water on trees. “Trees have many benefits, including providing shade, clean air and a better environment, and we urge all residents to desist from cutting trees and rather plant them,” he said.
The Okyenhene said Kyebi had remained a clean city, and urged residents to help to maintain that status.
Osagyefuo Ofori Panin expressed appreciation to Zoomlion for the support and continuous collaboration with other assemblies to rid the country of filth.
