The Accra Mayor has said anybody caught in the metropolis committing any kind of sanitation-related crimes will be arrested by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Taskforce and prosecuted without fear or favour.  

Mohammed Adjei Sowah said the Assembly will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the President’s vision of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa is realised.

He poured out his emotions when he addressed a ceremony at the State House to unveil ten mechanical street sweepers procured by waste management giants Zoomlion Ghana Limited in an effort to help achieve the president’s vision of a cleaner Ghana.

Mr Adjei Sowah assured that the AMA will continue to partner with Zoomlion and other sanitation entities to eliminate filth from the city.

The Mayor commended Zoomlion for their proactiveness in dealing with the waste menace with different strategic approaches.

In an address, the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies and owner of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong catalogued a number of interventions the company has brought on board since the president stated his vision. 

He pointed out services as waste transfer stations, compost plants, waste water treatment plants, mobile compost plants, waste trucks increment and the newly out-doored mechanized street sweepers. 

Dr. Agyepong stated that the introduction of the sweepers was an effort also to help Ghana to attain the stated objectives of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 6, relating to the provision of clean water, sanitation and resiliency to disasters

“It is in this direction that we in Ghana have been fortunate to receive a clarion visionary call from President Akufo-Addo to purposefully work to ensure that Accra and indeed the entire country is transformed to attain environmental cleanliness,” 

He disclosed his outfit’s to continue to do everything possible within its capacity to push the president’s agenda of a clean Ghana to a successful end while urging other partners to join the fight against filth.