The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has directed all shops, traders, and market centres within the metropolis to close on Saturday, October 4, 2025, as the city observes the first official National Sanitation Day following its launch by the President.
According to the Assembly, the clean-up exercise will commence at 6:00 a.m. and will run until completion, with all commercial activities suspended during the operation.
The directive, it said, forms part of efforts to rid Accra of filth, promote public health, and encourage a shared responsibility for a cleaner and safer environment.
In a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Gilbert Nii Ankrah, the AMA explained that the initiative is backed by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (Communal Labour) Bye-Laws, 2017, and the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), which mandates the Assembly to set aside the first Saturday of every month as National Sanitation Day.
The exercise will cover all sub-metropolitan areas, with intensified operations at Agbogbloshie, Tuesday Market, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Kwasiadwaso, and Kaneshie Market.
According to the statement. teams will desilt major drains, clear refuse, and tidy market precincts to curb flooding and reduce health risks. Assembly Members will also lead simultaneous clean-ups across their electoral areas to ensure coordinated efforts.
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The AMA urged residents, traders, and shop owners to comply with the temporary closure and actively participate in the clean-up exercise.
It warned that failure to observe the directive constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of up to one hundred penalty units or imprisonment between 30 days and six months. Continuing offences may also attract additional daily penalties.
Public Health Officers will be deployed across communities to enforce the directive and monitor compliance.
“The AMA therefore calls on all residents, traders, shop owners, and stakeholders to strictly observe the temporary closure and actively participate in the exercise to ensure its timely completion,” the statement noted.
It further warned that “failure to comply constitutes an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine of up to one hundred penalty units or imprisonment of not less than thirty days and not more than six months, or both, with a continuing offence attracting an additional daily penalty.”
Below isn’t a copy of the statement:
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
