Community clean-up: Bimbilla residents turn out in numbers for National Sanitation Day

Residents of Bimbilla in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region have turned out in their numbers for the National Sanitation Day exercise, demonstrating a renewed commitment to environmental cleanliness and improved public health.

The exercise, organised as part of the Government of Ghana's efforts to promote environmental cleanliness, covered various parts of Bimbilla Township and ended at the Bimbilla Police Station.

Addressing participants after the exercise, the Municipal Coordinating Director, Sharif-Deen Ibrahim, who spoke on behalf of the Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Abdul-Samed Hamza, commended residents for the impressive turnout.

He emphasised the importance of maintaining a clean environment, describing sanitation as a shared responsibility, and urged residents to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse.

The Municipal Environmental Health Officer, Zakaria Abdul-Hamid, als conexpressed satisfaction with the turnout and thanked the security services, institutions and other stakeholders who participated in the exercise.

He reminded residents that sanitation was not the sole responsibility of the Assembly but a collective duty requiring the active involvement of every citizen. He assured them that efforts to keep Bimbilla clean would continue beyond the National Sanitation Day exercise.

The Presiding Member of the Municipal Assembly, Mr. Tijaribe Jakamba, pledged to intensify public education on sanitation to encourage residents to adopt proper hygiene practices and maintain clean surroundings.

Mr. Jakamba urged residents to take responsibility for cleanliness in their homes and communities, emphasising that maintaining a clean environment begins at the household level.

Students from various schools in Bimbilla who participated in the exercise shared their experiences afterwards, expressed excitement about contributing to efforts to make the township cleaner and healthier.