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Traders And Residents Dodge Sanitation In Kumasi

By Isaac Okyere
Regional News Traders And Residents Dodge Sanitation In Kumasi
OCT 10, 2015 LISTEN

Despite the colourful participation of the military,fire service personnel, members of Concern Journalist Association C.J.A and workers of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly in the just ended 12th edition of the National Sanitation exercise, it still occurred to Modern Ghana as a shock when it discovered that traders at Asafo market and residents living within and around the area were totally out of action.

As authorities of the assembly including the aforementioned groups were busily ridding the street stretching from the Asafo interchange to the Asafo round about, residents watched unconcerned whiles others who had the fear of being forced by the military to partake locked up their windows and all entry points to their premises .

Traders and commercial drivers plying the VIP terminal who were going about their daily business, living the sanitation exercise to the fate of only the military, fire men, members of Concern Journalist Association and KMA personnel.

Commercial store operators at Asafo, Adum and the Central Market gradually appeared on the scene to open their respective stores having realized that the exercise was over and that authorities were out of sight.

Modern Ghana in an interview with the Deputy Coordinating director for KMA Mr. Emmanuel Ntoso, he described the negative attitude of residents towards the exercise in the region as unfair.

This month’s edition thoughone of the successful exercises Mr. Emmanuel Ntoso indicated suffered a shortfall vis-à-vis the zero level of support from residents and trader which was recorded.

According the Deputy Coordinating director, much education therefore needs to be carried out continuously so as to achieve an active participation.

He challenged Newly elected assembly members should to see it as a duty to sensitize their people over the need for their involvement in the exercise as they go about their assembly duties so as to promote sanity in their area and the region at large.

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