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By
Emmanuel Todd / Benjamin Adamafio Commey, RNG
Accra, June 7, GNA – The National Commission
Civic Education (NCCE) of the Municipal Assembly of La Dadekotopon (LaDMA) has
launched its Citizenship Week for the year to raise citizens' awareness of their
the responsibility to maintain the cleanliness of their communities and their country.
The program, held in Accra on
Tuesday was on the theme "One
Clean Ghana, Our Responsibility "and has been
43 primary schools and four high schools selected from six
circuits within the municipality and other identifiable groups.
Ms. Josephine Nkrumah, President of the
NCCE in his speech to the function, said that the theme of the celebration was apt
to drive the national program to have responsible citizens who would help to
to build a clean, healthy and rich nation.
She called on citizens to change
lifestyles to help fight the unsanitary conditions that have engulfed
the nation.
She advised students, representatives of
the badembly, the clergy and other dignitaries not to see the cleansing of the
the environment under the exclusive responsibility of the badembly, the government or the waste
management companies, but rather as a collective responsibility.
The President also encouraged them to
they were the good agents of change and had to begin to demonstrate a new life
styles that would keep their homes, communities and country clean and
stressed the need to refrain from dumping waste into gutters.
She woke their vigilance to the situation
by referring to the fact that by 2050, when most young people would have become
leaders, the ocean will have more plastic than fish if we do not care.
She said the situation required immediate
action and urged them to let their actions be guided by the three "R's" of
the environment, therefore; Reduce Reuse and Recycle.
Ms. Nkrumah explained that to reduce the use
of plastic, they must avoid buying food in plastic bags and take
their cups and bowls to buy directly from the vendors.
"We can also use cloth bags instead of
plastic bags, reuse bottles and plastic bags before throwing them away
of. Also look for ways to recycle waste, for example in NCCE we give to all
our waste paper to a recycling company that gives us in turn rolls of toilet paper. "
She explained.
Mrs. Gloria Amarkie Kudo, the municipal
The Director of NCCE-LaDMA stated that the celebration was intended to feed the culture of
cleanliness and good hygiene for children and young people.
She said it would help the youngest
generation to appreciate the need to protect their environment to achieve the
this year's theme.
"I hope that today's forum will help to
we acquire the necessary tools to fight against some of our bad practices such as
Blind disposal of waste, open defecation and other polluting habits
the environment, "she says.
Chief Superintendent Eric Asiedu of the
Airport Division of Ghana
Police Service who chaired the function said
pollute the environment through the dumping of garbage in unauthorized places
were morals and were punishable by law.
He urged citizens to respect the law
to ensure that their health and productivity are improved.
Citizenship Week, also known as
Constitutional week is marked every year to remind Ghanaians of the referendum
who saw the country go from a military regime to a constitutional era.
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