The final National Sanitation Day for 2025 is slated for Saturday, December 13.
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The third and last National Sanitation Day (NSD) exercise for 2025 will take place in the city on Saturday, December 13, 2025, starting at 6:00 a.m., according to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
The drill, which was originally planned for Saturday, December 6, 2025, was rescheduled to accommodate events commemorating the 41st National Farmers and Fishers’ Day celebrations, according to a news release released by the Assembly on Thursday.
According to the statement, the new date was chosen to guarantee maximum public involvement and efficient enforcement of cleanliness laws throughout the city.
The AMA claims that because the upcoming NSD is the last of the year and occurs right before the Christmas and end-of-year celebrations, a time of increased commercial activity, waste generation, and strain on the city’s sanitation infrastructure, it has been deemed strategic and critical.
In accordance with the President’s order and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (Communal Labour) Bye-Laws, 2017, which were passed in accordance with Section 181 of the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), the Assembly declared that all stores, marketplaces, and commercial buildings must stay closed from 6:00 a.m. until the exercise is finished in order to facilitate full participation in communal labour.
Desilting and cleaning open and covered drains, brushing and washing road medians and kerbs, sweeping streets and lanes, removing unauthorised banners and posters, and general clean-up operations in markets, truck parks, beaches, and other public areas were all included in the AMA’s list of cleaning activities.
It stated that all marketplaces, electoral regions, and the Central Business District (CBD) would be included in the operation, with more intensive work scheduled in some key zones.
Desilting drains and inner lanes, especially in litter-prone regions, would be the main focus of operations in Chorkor and Chemu Naa.
According to the statement, the operation would focus on desilting major drains, clearing trash along road shoulders and market areas, and removing indiscriminate dumping sites to improve sanitation and traffic safety along the Graphic Road corridor and within Agbogbloshie. At Dogo Beach, it would target the removal of solid waste along the shoreline and improvements in environmental hygiene along the beachfront.
In order to facilitate desilting, refuse collection, and the transportation of waste to authorised disposal sites, the Assembly stated that teams of Public Health Officers, members of the AMA Sanitation Taskforce, and labourers, including sweepers and janitors, would be deployed throughout all sub-metros. It emphasised that the teams would be supported by waste collection trucks, tippers, and other equipment.
The AMA reminded the public that failing to comply with the sanitation directive or refusing to participate in communal labour is an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine of up to one hundred (100) penalty units or imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty (30) days and not more than six (6) months, or both, and that repeat offenders may face additional daily penalties.
The Assembly requested citizens, traders, transit operators, market women, store owners, landlords, tenants, and business entities to fully engage in the clean-up effort and to ensure that drains in front of their properties are properly desilted and the surrounding area is clean.
The AMA said that in order to make the third National Sanitation Day exercise a success and to help keep the city clean, livable, and resilient for everyone, it is depending on the civic duty and collective responsibility of everyone who lives and works in Accra as the city gets ready for Christmas and the New Year.
Source: newsthemegh.com
