Mr Bright Debrah, known as the Sanitation Ambassador and Coordinator of Zera Mission, a nongovernmental organisation in Bono, Ahafo and Bono East, has called on President John Dramani Mahama and the Sanitation Minister to recruit Sanitation Officers to enforce sanitation laws in Ghana.
According to him, the problem of sanitation in Ghana is huge and can only be tackled head-on with close collaboration and effective partnership backed by effective resource deployment.
Speaking in an interview with Asona DehyiÉ› Kwateng Monitered by Oguaanews, Mr Bright Debrah appealed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to recruit sanitation officers or assistants for the Sanitation Ministry to enforce sanitation laws.
According to him, the President's vision of making Ghana the cleanest country requires the recruitment of youths and qualified people to man the various sanitation offices across the country.
Mr President, I recommend the only solution we have not ventured into is to bring “Tankass” back! The Town Council, informally known as Tankass or ‘Samansaman’, which served as the ‘hygiene police’ and kept our folks on their feet, and provoked the fear of being summoned at the court, should be enforced again.
People who engage in open defecation or litter the environment should not be spared under the law.
