The Member of Parliament for Akyem Oda and former Deputy Minister for Health, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has committed a minimum of GH¢3,000 to each of the 18 Electoral Areas in the Birim Central Municipality to support Assembly Members in tackling sanitation challenges ahead of the National General Cleaning Days.
The financial support forms part of the MP’s broader efforts to improve environmental sanitation, enhance waste management, and reduce flooding across communities within the municipality.
Under the initiative, Assembly Members will use the funds to organise community clean-up exercises, desilt drains, clear choked gutters, remove refuse from flood-prone areas, and undertake other sanitation activities within their respective Electoral Areas.
The intervention comes as the country prepares for the National General Cleaning Days scheduled for Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026, following the recent floods that affected several parts of the country.
According to a statement from the MP’s office, the intervention is in response to the appeal by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, for Members of Parliament to support President John Dramani Mahama’s declaration of the two-day nationwide sanitation exercise.
Speaker Bagbin called on Members of Parliament to take leadership roles by mobilising residents, traditional authorities, youth groups, civil society organisations and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to ensure the success of the exercise.
He stressed that legislators have a responsibility to lead by example in promoting environmental sanitation and reducing the risk of future flooding in their constituencies.
He further disclosed that Parliament’s leadership would make the necessary arrangements to enable MPs from the affected regions to return to their constituencies to coordinate and participate in the exercise.
As part of the arrangement, Assembly Members across all 18 Electoral Areas in the Birim Central Municipality have been invited to apply for the sanitation support package. Applications are to be submitted to the MP’s office, located in the Vodafone Building in Akyem Oda, for processing.
The nationwide clean-up exercise, organised by the government through the Post-Flood Mitigation Committee, is themed “Our Actions, Our Future: Cleaning Ghana after the floods.”
It seeks to mobilise citizens to restore environmental cleanliness while implementing measures to prevent future flooding.
Government has described the exercise as a critical national intervention and has urged all citizens to actively participate in efforts to improve sanitation and safeguard communities against flood-related disasters.
As part of the initiative, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Chief Executive Officers of state institutions, Members of Parliament and other government appointees have been directed to personally lead clean-up activities within their respective jurisdictions.
Against this backdrop, Mr. Acquah’s decision to provide direct financial support to Assembly Members is expected to strengthen grassroots participation in the national campaign and ensure that sanitation interventions are effectively implemented at the community level.
Residents across the Birim Central Municipality are expected to join Assembly Members, traditional leaders, youth groups and other stakeholders during the two-day exercise as part of efforts to create a cleaner environment, improve public health, and build more resilient communities against future flooding.
By 1960news.com
