Defaulters of ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ will be arrested-Henry Quartey
He made this statement on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, on Adom FM’s Burning Issues.
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Henry Quartey has indicated that defaulters of the ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ policy will be arrested and sent to court.
According to him, the policy has come to stay thus calling on all and sundry to comply to avoid sanctions.
“All the 29 Assemblies have passed that by last has been gazetted, making it a full by-law. Everyone is expected to clean their frontage, including gutters.
“The assemblies will make sure this by-law works. One will be arrested if they do not comply,” he said.
He made this statement on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, on Adom FM’s Burning Issues.
The Policy, which is a sanitation initiative to rid the Greater Accra Region of filth and green portions of the environment to enhance its aesthetic beauty and improve health was launchedat a durbar at the Black Star Square on October 22, 2021, by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
The initiative will deploy the use of multiple approaches such as campaigns for attitudinal change, enforcement of bye-laws, and logistics to drive residents not only to keep their immediate surroundings clean but beautify them.
The Minister further noted that the implementation of this policy and the total ban on tricycles ‘aboboyaa’ will commence in February next year.
Notwithstanding, he indicated that tricycles will be barred from using the Accra-Tema Motorway from November 1, 2021.
“The actual by-law will commence on February 1. After that, the assemblies will spend 90 days to educate people ahead of his operation,” he noted.
