AMA to host national World Cleanup Day exercise on October 3

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will host the national World Cleanup Day exercise on October 3, 2026, to commemorate the 2026 World Cleanup Day and improve environmental sanitation across the metropolis. Led by the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, the initiative aims to promote collective responsibility for a cleaner environment as part of the government’s Clean Up Ghana Agenda.

The clean-up activities will focus on desilting drains, sweeping streets, and removing refuse from public spaces in designated locations across Ashiedu Keteke, Ablekuma South, and Okaikoi South. To ensure active participation, shops, markets, and commercial establishments are directed to suspend operations from 6:00 a.m. to noon on the day of the exercise.

Failure to comply with the directives may result in sanctions, including prosecution and penalties. The AMA has appealed to various stakeholders, including corporate institutions, NGOs, community-based organizations, religious bodies, youth groups, and schools, to participate in the exercise and mobilize their members for a cleaner and healthier Accra.

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