Graphic sanitation campaign hits Kumasi tomorrow
The Graphic Sanitation Campaign will move to the regions from tomorrow with the launch of the Ashanti Regional campaign at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi.
Initiated by media giants, the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), the campaign is sponsored by Zoomlion Ghana Limited.
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The GCGL has declared 2021 the ‘Year of Sanitation’ and is focusing on efforts to encourage the citizenry to adhere to good sanitation practices.
Already, the national launch has taken place in Accra, followed by a number of activities in the national capital.
Activities
Speakers at tomorrow’s stakeholders forum in Kumasi will include a representative of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Kumasi, Mr Osei Assibey Antwi, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Oheneba Owusu Danso.
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is expected to play a key role in efforts to mobilise the people to clean their environment.
On Saturday, there will be a massive clean-up exercise in Kumasi to crown it all.
Commissioning of plant
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Zoomlion will commission its Kumasi Waste Water Treatment plant on the theme: “Clean Environment, Clean Energy”.
The event will take place at the Kumasi Compost and Reclamation Plant at Adagya and the special guest of honour is the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah.
