Last Updated on July 13, 2026 by Admin
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has concluded its two-day National Sanitation Exercise with a renewed call on young people to become ambassadors for environmental cleanliness and sustainable waste management.
The Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD), Madam Joyce Akosua Angmorteh, said the active involvement of the youth is essential to tackling the municipality’s sanitation challenges, describing them as the driving force behind efforts to maintain a clean and healthy environment.
Speaking after participating in the exercise, Madam Angmorteh noted that young people possess the energy, creativity, and commitment needed to champion environmental sanitation and inspire behavioural change within their communities.
“If the youth become environmentally conscious and actively promote proper sanitation practices, many of the sanitation challenges confronting our communities can be significantly reduced,” she said.
The MCD praised the efforts of The Cleanup Team, a youth-led volunteer sanitation group based in Obuasi, for its outstanding contribution to the nationwide exercise. She described the group as a shining example of civic responsibility and encouraged other young people to emulate its commitment to community service.
Over the past weeks, The Cleanup Team has voluntarily desilted major drains across the municipality, including heavily silted drains that had become difficult to maintain. During the recent sanitation exercise, the group successfully cleared the drainage system at Kunka Junction, restoring its capacity after it had been blocked by accumulated sand and debris.
The group’s previous interventions at Mangoase and Gaosu have also contributed significantly to improving sanitation in those communities. At Gaosu, members acknowledged the support of the Assembly Member and the Unit Committee, whose collaboration helped ensure the success of the exercise.
As part of the municipality-wide sanitation campaign, the Obuasi Municipal Assembly mobilised personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Prisons Service, and the Ghana Immigration Service to support the clean-up operation.
The combined teams undertook extensive cleaning and desilting exercises at key locations, including the Horsey Park and Central Mosque enclave, Black Park, and Kunka, where choked drains and accumulated waste were cleared to improve environmental health and reduce the risk of flooding.
The two-day exercise, coordinated by Madam Joyce Akosua Angmorteh with support from the Municipal Environmental Health Unit led by Mr. Evans Kumi, ended successfully despite a relatively low turnout of residents.
Although some businesses complied with the Assembly’s directive by temporarily closing to allow the exercise to proceed, municipal authorities indicated that enforcement action would be taken against individuals and businesses that failed to comply. The Assembly said those who disregarded the sanitation directive have been summoned and are expected to answer for their non-compliance.
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing environmental sanitation by-laws while encouraging residents to make cleanliness a daily responsibility rather than an occasional exercise.
The two days exercise has the following officers of the Assembly supporting the Coordinating Director on the field; the Finance Officer Mr. Zakaria Yahaya, the Deputy Director Administration madam Bertha Adu Koranteng, Assistant Director Administration Mr. Henry Yeboah, Information Officer Mr. Ernest Kofi Offen and the Storekeeper Mr. John Arhin.
