'If you open your shop, you will be on fire' - Minister warns ahead of clean-up

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AK 2 days ago

This is an ad hoc measure. By Monday, the gutters will be choked again. What matters is that there must be comprehensive education on sanitation, starting from kindergarten. It's about time people are jailed for irresponsible ...
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This is an ad hoc measure. By Monday, the gutters will be choked again. What matters is that there must be comprehensive education on sanitation, starting from kindergarten. It's about time people are jailed for irresponsible sanitation behavior. Then people will sit up.
Omanbapa 2 days ago

You are simply stupid, @AK. Who in Ghana today can claim that they have not heard, or do not know the hazards of dumping refuse everywhere? Village boy like you!

You are simply stupid, @AK. Who in Ghana today can claim that they have not heard, or do not know the hazards of dumping refuse everywhere? Village boy like you!
Kwaku 2 days ago

Omanbaoa, it the same thing as insults. Who doesn't know insults are bad. But you are proud to pick up your phone to tyos insulting comments. You see that you are embarrassed now?
AK is right, sanitation education must be ta ...
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Omanbaoa, it the same thing as insults. Who doesn't know insults are bad. But you are proud to pick up your phone to tyos insulting comments. You see that you are embarrassed now?
AK is right, sanitation education must be taken seriously. We have normalized indiscriminate throwing of rubbish so everyone believes it's normal. People need to relearn.
Ghanaman 2 days ago

May God give our leaders wisdom and common sense to run this country. No government can force anyone, except prisoners and its employees, to do any work at any time. The government doesn't feed, clothe and house me and my fam ...
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May God give our leaders wisdom and common sense to run this country. No government can force anyone, except prisoners and its employees, to do any work at any time. The government doesn't feed, clothe and house me and my family. We pay taxes, property rates etc, and that is what is meant to pay for taking care of the sanitation needs of this country. The government cannot shirk it's responsibility onto the public.
The public's responsibility is to clean your property or immediate environment, like storefront etc. Beyond that, it is the government's responsibility to clean the wider public areas, gutters etc.
What the government needs to do is first provide adequate refuse collection facilities, like trash bins of various sizes at vantage points throughout the city, and ensure it employs sanitation contractors to empty them regularly. Then you educate and warn the public on refuse dumping and littering laws. Then you are ready to start punishing those who litter and dump rubbish illegaly, using sanitation officers, and ensure the sanitation laws are biting.
Osei Kwabena 2 days ago

Yes, you have said it all.

Yes, you have said it all.
Useless Ho Airport 2 days ago

This is military government foolishness. The president has spoken, but only law can force somebody not to open his shop. The military can only be there if they are part of the cleaning exercise. They can't be there just to ...
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This is military government foolishness. The president has spoken, but only law can force somebody not to open his shop. The military can only be there if they are part of the cleaning exercise. They can't be there just to keep law and order.
Karikakchar 2 days ago

It's great for us to adopt a clean environment culture and great if that's led by the president but has the president got the constitutional right to impose that?

It's great for us to adopt a clean environment culture and great if that's led by the president but has the president got the constitutional right to impose that?
Kwaku Tee 2 days ago

This behaviour will surely provoke ppl not to come out and take part in the cleanup, just sell the idea to them and let them feel how important it's. If JJ Rawlings Military style approach did not work in his 19yrs rule how d ...
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This behaviour will surely provoke ppl not to come out and take part in the cleanup, just sell the idea to them and let them feel how important it's. If JJ Rawlings Military style approach did not work in his 19yrs rule how do you expect to achieve results this time around?
Kisangani 2 days ago

Hey, @Kwaku Tee kromfuor. Did you say this directive will provoke people ?? Aaaahh, foolish boy you! Have we not provoked you already with our electoral tsunami that we visited on your collapsing party? You idiots have alread ...
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Hey, @Kwaku Tee kromfuor. Did you say this directive will provoke people ?? Aaaahh, foolish boy you! Have we not provoked you already with our electoral tsunami that we visited on your collapsing party? You idiots have already been provoked since 2024, so we care less about your stupid tantrums now. Foolish, brainless maggots. If you can't live in Ghana again, you can move to South Sudan. How can you -- an NPP reckless animal be telling me that you're provoked? Are you mad??
Nee 2 days ago

Those of usni villages have more sense and dignity than you who thinks being in the city makes you wise. The first thing you did on someone post is to insult him.

Those of usni villages have more sense and dignity than you who thinks being in the city makes you wise. The first thing you did on someone post is to insult him.

Nii 2 days ago

Same old practice that late KK Rawlings used to do in the 80s which never solved our sanitation problems..NDC just do not have critical thinkers All they know is how to amass wealth

Same old practice that late KK Rawlings used to do in the 80s which never solved our sanitation problems..NDC just do not have critical thinkers All they know is how to amass wealth
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Lori 2 days ago

Impotent idiot.

Impotent idiot.
Owan Yaw aka Teteman Ubi 2 days ago

So nobody should open their shops simply because President Mahama will be involved in a cleanup operation? Will the President be feeding those whose shops remain closed? And will opened shops impede the cleanup exercise? Ghan ...
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So nobody should open their shops simply because President Mahama will be involved in a cleanup operation? Will the President be feeding those whose shops remain closed? And will opened shops impede the cleanup exercise? Ghana is not Burkina Faso where the military junta can do anything, including not respecting people’s rights. This threat by the Minister should be worrisome.
Kimono 2 days ago

Odompo Kwasia ba @Owan Yaw! Go and open your shop and let me catch you there. Foolish NPP dogs

Odompo Kwasia ba @Owan Yaw! Go and open your shop and let me catch you there. Foolish NPP dogs
Kwaku 2 days ago

Can you not express your views intellectually? Must you resort to savagery comments?

Can you not express your views intellectually? Must you resort to savagery comments?
Ruthan 2 days ago

NDC party just do not have CRITICAL THINKERS. When you match the entire Jubilee House staff to 14 year old Japanese or Russian kids They will fail miserably

NDC party just do not have CRITICAL THINKERS. When you match the entire Jubilee House staff to 14 year old Japanese or Russian kids They will fail miserably
Araba Kwantsima 2 days ago

Was it not your darling idol.... Nana Akuffo Addo... who failed every single exam that he wrote in his lifetime..?? What does that tell you? Bodamfuor ba @Ruthan

Was it not your darling idol.... Nana Akuffo Addo... who failed every single exam that he wrote in his lifetime..?? What does that tell you? Bodamfuor ba @Ruthan
GB 2 days ago

Thanks bro. He think like a kid. Where is the tax taken from the landlords and land ladies?
Aside that you taxed all the street sellers without providing bins for them. Now you want use force for something they have alrea ...
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Thanks bro. He think like a kid. Where is the tax taken from the landlords and land ladies?
Aside that you taxed all the street sellers without providing bins for them. Now you want use force for something they have already pay for.
Crazy
POMPEII 2 days ago

@GB bodamfuor ba! Onyaaye gbemi kafu-kafu..%%.

Under your your stupid and criminal chimpanzee Akuffo Addo's dictatorship, we were fully paying our taxes, as well as participating in every national cleanup exercise that wa ...
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@GB bodamfuor ba! Onyaaye gbemi kafu-kafu..%%.

Under your your stupid and criminal chimpanzee Akuffo Addo's dictatorship, we were fully paying our taxes, as well as participating in every national cleanup exercise that was declared. It is only when your evil nkwasiafuor NPP party went into opposition that I am hearing an animal like you @GB asking your stupid mother where your taxes have been going to. Wo maame tw3 asé wati. NPP mbonsamfuor! Your pain from your electoral massacre has turned you all into wailing beasts. We shall clean our gutters, but it is you senseless animals who will always be carried away by the raging waters. Egyimifuo nkwasiafuor amanbofuor.... you will cry saaaaaaa in your opposition exile!

Log d 2 days ago

I'm seeing Fumigation contract over bloated by 500 million dollars, after that committee will be formed to investigate the over bloated contract.

I'm seeing Fumigation contract over bloated by 500 million dollars, after that committee will be formed to investigate the over bloated contract.
THIS MINISTER IS A BOOTLICKER 2 days ago

The cleanup is not compulsory but voluntary you dumb arse licking minister! We live in a democratic dispensation where the president's authority must be backed by law and not authoritarian decrees.

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The cleanup is not compulsory but voluntary you dumb arse licking minister! We live in a democratic dispensation where the president's authority must be backed by law and not authoritarian decrees.

We pay all these taxes so that the government can organise the cleanup of our environment for us, not to ask us the taxpayers to do so. This is a clear indication they are incompetent and not up to the job. I urge taxpayers not to heed president's directive, it is simply illegal!
KO 2 days ago

The SDA Church members will do their work on Friday and go to worship the Creator God Almighty on Saturday. Thank you.

The SDA Church members will do their work on Friday and go to worship the Creator God Almighty on Saturday. Thank you.
Traders, next time vote wisely 2 days ago

To avoid such blatant misuse of power. Instead of releasing funds for desilting of drains by the NDC govt, now traders are being punished.

To avoid such blatant misuse of power. Instead of releasing funds for desilting of drains by the NDC govt, now traders are being punished.
Kotipo 2 days ago

So, how are traders expected to make money to feed their families? Asɛm ohhh.

So, how are traders expected to make money to feed their families? Asɛm ohhh.
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Yaw 2 days ago

I don’t understand the minister, , why should the traders shut their shops tor two days, is the government going to feed them and their families for two days and pay their bills as well. At least they can help to clean fro ...
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I don’t understand the minister, , why should the traders shut their shops tor two days, is the government going to feed them and their families for two days and pay their bills as well. At least they can help to clean from 8am in the morning to 1pm in the afternoon then open their shops from 2pm-6pm so that people can go and do their shopping or buy some food stuffs to go and cook in their homes, most people do their shopping on the weekends. Some of the items in the market will be rotten by then. Already many traders have lost huge sums of money because of the flooding and they are not getting any help from nowhere. I think this is not fair to the traders.
Citizen Vigilante 2 days ago

I hope the directive is backed by law. Because the fact that the president has spoken alone doesn't make it a law art 1:1of the 1992 Constitution. The speech of the president alone is not justifiable

I hope the directive is backed by law. Because the fact that the president has spoken alone doesn't make it a law art 1:1of the 1992 Constitution. The speech of the president alone is not justifiable
June 2 days ago

Master stop this law law matter. Our eye red.

Master stop this law law matter. Our eye red.
June 2 days ago

Master stop this law law matter. Our eye red.

Master stop this law law matter. Our eye red.

June 2 days ago

Master, stop this Law Law matter. Our eye is red.

Master, stop this Law Law matter. Our eye is red.
Nana 2 days ago

Lazy and confused jornalisym..no date of the said clean up to update the people

Lazy and confused jornalisym..no date of the said clean up to update the people
COR BLIMEY 2 days ago

Mr. President, please ensure that EVERY STRUCTURE AND HOUSE on the waterways and wetlands is DEMOLISHED at once without fear or favour! Everything else is secondary or nothing but lip service and settings nkoa!

Mr. President, please ensure that EVERY STRUCTURE AND HOUSE on the waterways and wetlands is DEMOLISHED at once without fear or favour! Everything else is secondary or nothing but lip service and settings nkoa!
Dictionary 2 days ago

"Lip service" is an idiom for publicly supporting or agreeing with an idea in words, but taking no actual action to back it up

"Lip service" is an idiom for publicly supporting or agreeing with an idea in words, but taking no actual action to back it up
OZYMANDIAS 2 days ago

Are we now in the military regime era?

Are we now in the military regime era?
Nee 2 days ago

The minister should tell Ghanaians under what law is he speaking with arrogance and threatening citizens.

The minister should tell Ghanaians under what law is he speaking with arrogance and threatening citizens.
DSTV Minister 2 days ago

This reminds me of Military rule eras in our country. This must have been planned with representatives of traders associations and the like which coupled with public education. A typical stop gap measure which in the long ru ...
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This reminds me of Military rule eras in our country. This must have been planned with representatives of traders associations and the like which coupled with public education. A typical stop gap measure which in the long rung will fail.
Koti 2 days ago

He's jokingly joking, is this a solution?

He's jokingly joking, is this a solution?
Bukpo James 2 days ago

The President should release the Military to the streets to monitor the clean up excesses. That will enable market owners not to open their shop

The President should release the Military to the streets to monitor the clean up excesses. That will enable market owners not to open their shop
Roasted dragon tail and banku 2 days ago

This guy always rants like a cuckoo. Very very stupid , rubbish coming out of his mouth always

This guy always rants like a cuckoo. Very very stupid , rubbish coming out of his mouth always
Afriyie 2 days ago

This is one of the most foolish things to say to Ghanaians. Do they think Ghanaians have been waiting for them to come and clean up after the floods? People have already cleaned their homes and shops and have moved on, trying ...
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This is one of the most foolish things to say to Ghanaians. Do they think Ghanaians have been waiting for them to come and clean up after the floods? People have already cleaned their homes and shops and have moved on, trying to recover from their losses.

Then, after a week, they suddenly order people not to open their shops. Such a foolish announcement. Will the government provide food for families during the two days their shops and marketplaces are closed? This is nothing more than a public relations exercise, and nothing productive will come out of it.

Does the government think Ghanaians are so foolish that they are still sitting in floodwater waiting for officials to come and clean? If they genuinely want to clean the markets, they should create a proper timetable and work with traders. The remaining flood debris and rubbish require heavy machinery to remove, so they should assign the appropriate agencies to do that work. No one has left flood debris inside their shop.
Mr Green 2 days ago

There's no country under the sun that has to close it's capital for cleaning up the city.This shows we are failed nation.There have to be a systematic cleaning everyday in the capital.Do we even know that we can generate powe ...
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There's no country under the sun that has to close it's capital for cleaning up the city.This shows we are failed nation.There have to be a systematic cleaning everyday in the capital.Do we even know that we can generate power from our trash? Check Singapore, Denmark,and Malaysia.Why two days? When we are producing tons of trash everyday.Is this not a knee jerk reaction?
Sansiro 2 days ago

The shops and market should close the whole 2 days or 8am -10am.?

The shops and market should close the whole 2 days or 8am -10am.?
Tricky Pandy 2 days ago

Who will be doing the cleaning with all stores and shops closed. I hope the minister will find a way to 'force' people out to carry on the cleaning. Cheap shot indeed

Who will be doing the cleaning with all stores and shops closed. I hope the minister will find a way to 'force' people out to carry on the cleaning. Cheap shot indeed
Esa 2 days ago

Listen to the idiot. Put in proper measures and stop your idiotic comments.

Listen to the idiot. Put in proper measures and stop your idiotic comments.
Kk 2 days ago

Yhis will not solve the flooding crisis. Cant our so call leaders think? This nationsl cleaning has been implemented before , but did not solve the problem.

Yhis will not solve the flooding crisis. Cant our so call leaders think? This nationsl cleaning has been implemented before , but did not solve the problem.
Citizen 2 days ago

Good initiative but l think public education is most needed to improve upon sanitation issues in the country. 5 hours a week must be devoted by every media houses, from kg to universities, government institutions, ngo’s and ...
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Good initiative but l think public education is most needed to improve upon sanitation issues in the country. 5 hours a week must be devoted by every media houses, from kg to universities, government institutions, ngo’s and others to educate everyone on best sanitation practices. After that, severe punishments must be given to violators to serve as deterrents without favor. And government must constantly perform their part to help citizens live in clean environment. It’s not so hard that cannot be be done people.
KWASI IN EUROPE 2 days ago

He is exaggerating the small political appointment he has.

He is exaggerating the small political appointment he has.
Peters 2 days ago

Too big head Need to speak professionally aba

Too big head Need to speak professionally aba
Peters 2 days ago

Mr Ahmed did you take shower this morning?

Mr Ahmed did you take shower this morning?
Joe 2 days ago

Which law?

Which law?
CV 2 days ago

YOUR MORDA'S LAW,,,,,,,

YOUR MORDA'S LAW,,,,,,,
Joe 2 days ago

The president is the commander in chief so he's the law and the constitution?
If you have a minister who can only operate under the dictatorship of a president, this is what you get.
You shallow brain didn't allow you to ...
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The president is the commander in chief so he's the law and the constitution?
If you have a minister who can only operate under the dictatorship of a president, this is what you get.
You shallow brain didn't allow you to reason when you were cancelling the Zoomlion's contract, now where will they send the waste to, and who will collect the waste?
Use your energy to reason, for once
Ksth 2 days ago

Old school theory nnkoaaa! Rawlings did all that and where are we today?. Just don’t be a one day dictator!

Old school theory nnkoaaa! Rawlings did all that and where are we today?. Just don’t be a one day dictator!
Amusing Shameeeee 2 days ago

Confrontational. Bad precedent. Another party has internal elections and you chose same day for your exercise

Confrontational. Bad precedent. Another party has internal elections and you chose same day for your exercise
KOFI tamale 2 days ago

WE ARE NOW IN APOLICE STATE. GOD HELP US

WE ARE NOW IN APOLICE STATE. GOD HELP US
Milestone 2 days ago

Am hoping otumfuo can also tell Kumasi people to go out and clean the environment. Paul archived the cleaners country in Africa right now by asking his people to come out once every month to clean. Is very sad that most of o ...
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Am hoping otumfuo can also tell Kumasi people to go out and clean the environment. Paul archived the cleaners country in Africa right now by asking his people to come out once every month to clean. Is very sad that most of our leaders in Ghana are weak and scared to tell the people to come out and clean
Efo Kofi 2 days ago

This man is mad close shops and market for 2days KWAASHIAA BUULU

This man is mad close shops and market for 2days KWAASHIAA BUULU
Bbk 2 days ago

You guys should stop these stupidity. This thing is simply waste collections is the issue and you guys are the problem. Allow companies with capacity to handle collections.

You guys should stop these stupidity. This thing is simply waste collections is the issue and you guys are the problem. Allow companies with capacity to handle collections.
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Dzool 2 days ago

Absolutely nonsense ghanaian mentality Mahama almighty has spoken so every one must bow down. Mahama has no clue what he is doing. Where are they going to empty garbage collected from the drains. It is the responsibility of ...
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Absolutely nonsense ghanaian mentality Mahama almighty has spoken so every one must bow down. Mahama has no clue what he is doing. Where are they going to empty garbage collected from the drains. It is the responsibility of municipal Council to keep the city clean. National cleanup days will solve no problem
Municipal council exist in name. How many garbage collectors has accra got. What does the municipalities do with their budget allocation. This two day cleanup exercise is a farce. Akufo Addo must be blamed for his inept administration that gave us Mahama for the second time.
Dzool 2 days ago

Absolutely nonsense ghanaian mentality Mahama almighty has spoken so every one must bow down. Mahama has no clue what he is doing. Where are they going to empty garbage collected from the drains. It is the responsibility of ...
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Absolutely nonsense ghanaian mentality Mahama almighty has spoken so every one must bow down. Mahama has no clue what he is doing. Where are they going to empty garbage collected from the drains. It is the responsibility of municipal Council to keep the city clean. National cleanup days will solve no problem
Municipal council exist in name. How many garbage collectors has accra got. What does the municipalities do with their budget allocation. This two day cleanup exercise is a farce. Akufo Addo must be blamed for his inept administration that gave us Mahama for the second time.
Kwab 2 days ago

The minister, the president and all public personel will surely collect their salaries at the end of the month, what about the shop owners whose pays tax to pay the failed institution that is responsible for the sanitation sh ...
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The minister, the president and all public personel will surely collect their salaries at the end of the month, what about the shop owners whose pays tax to pay the failed institution that is responsible for the sanitation should close their shops and go and clean is the government going to pay them.
FOX 2 days ago

The clean-up exercise is very good but the Minister should tell majority of Ghanaians how to dispose of the rubbish collected. I live at Danfa but there's no single container there to pour rubbish into, nor have I ever seen a ...
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The clean-up exercise is very good but the Minister should tell majority of Ghanaians how to dispose of the rubbish collected. I live at Danfa but there's no single container there to pour rubbish into, nor have I ever seen any vehicle from the assembly going round to collect rubbish. In this situation therefore, one is left with no option but to look for any gutter in which water is flowing, to pour the rubbish in. Some of us also pay aboboya riders to collect the rubbish and wherever they go and pour it cannot be our headache. The cleaning will amount to nothing if the assemblies fail to place containers at vantage points in various communities for rubbish. The government should be more responsible for rubbish choking waterways than the citizens.
Nana 1 day ago

This should not be a 3-day wonder. They will talk about it as if Jesus is coming. After one or two times, that will be the end of it. It should be a continuous exercise each month. I remember during one of the military regime ...
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This should not be a 3-day wonder. They will talk about it as if Jesus is coming. After one or two times, that will be the end of it. It should be a continuous exercise each month. I remember during one of the military regimes in Nigeria, the then 2nd in command of the army, Major General Idiagbon, institute this program where everybody will stop whatever they were doing to participate in this cleaning. It was done in the 1st Saturday of each month from 9am to 12 pm. No vehicles were allowed to move unless it's an ambulance, police or fire service. And if you default, or come out to participate, there was a fine you will have to pay. At that time, Lagos became one of the cleanest cities in the world. And so this shouldn't be a one-day wonder. It should be a continuous exercise and if this is done properly, Accra will be one of the cleanest cities in the world.
kwame niger 1 day ago

the only issue i have is they will leave the rubbish u attended after the task and wash back in to the drainage system again. that has been the major set back over the period

the only issue i have is they will leave the rubbish u attended after the task and wash back in to the drainage system again. that has been the major set back over the period
Omanba 1 day ago

Is our the Country Ghana sick or the leaders that don’t know what they are doing? Will the ministers be paid for those two?Remember most people work in the informal sector. How would they feed themselves or and the families ...
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Is our the Country Ghana sick or the leaders that don’t know what they are doing? Will the ministers be paid for those two?Remember most people work in the informal sector. How would they feed themselves or and the families those two days? Will government help them those two days?
Sam, Bern 1 day ago

Nonsense! How do we pay our workers and taxes. What has the MMDAs doing with business permit fees that they collect?

Nonsense! How do we pay our workers and taxes. What has the MMDAs doing with business permit fees that they collect?

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'If you open your shop, you will be on fire' - Minister warns ahead of clean-up

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