{"id":761327,"date":"2019-12-09T19:05:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/09\/okyenhene-lauds-sanitation-minister-for-hard-work\/"},"modified":"2019-12-09T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:05:15","slug":"okyenhene-lauds-sanitation-minister-for-hard-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/09\/okyenhene-lauds-sanitation-minister-for-hard-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Okyenhene Lauds Sanitation Minister For Hard Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Cecilia Abena Dapaah and Osagyefo  Amoatia  Oforipanyin <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Okyenhene, Osagyefo  Amoatia  Oforipanyin,   has commended  the Minister for sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah  for her hard work  towards  improving the sanitation  situation  in the Country. <\/p>\n<p>He said the  country  can not  develop in filth  and  therefore  there was the need for all Ghanaians  to  support  the efforts of the  Government  in the national sanitation campaign. <\/p>\n<p>He  stated \u201cit is our collective responsibility to  achieve  progress\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Okyenhene stated  this  when  the Sanitation Minister for  Sanitation, her Deputy, Michael Gyato (MP)   and a team of officials  from  the Ministry  paid  a courtesy  call on him  at his Palace at Kyebi  in the Eastern  Region on Sunday  December  8, 2019 .<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-  data-src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sanitation-ministry-2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-255019 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sanitation-ministry-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255019 lazy\" data- data-\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The sector  Minister and her entourage  were on their  way to the Ashanti Region to begin a three day official  working visit  in Kumasi. <\/p>\n<p>The  Okyenhene noted that  the country\u2019s  tourism  industry  cannot thrive if Ghana  is not clean. <\/p>\n<p>He called for strong  sanctions  to be meted out to people  who  litter and violate the sanitation  bye  laws. <\/p>\n<p>Osagyefo  Amoatia  Oforipanyin  reiterated  the need to consolidate  the  development  agenda of the country. <\/p>\n<p>He said  as part of  activities  earmarked  to celebrate  the  20th  Anniversary  of his enstoolement  as the Okyenhene,  the Traditional  Authorities  have  declared  to plant 25 million  trees in the next five years  and also  play a key role in  greening the country. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-  data-src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sanitation-ministry.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-255020 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201%201'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sanitation-ministry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255020 lazy\" data- data-\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>He said it was time the Government  considered the  employment  of  what  he called Sanitation  Brigades  to enforce  the sanitation  bye  laws<\/p>\n<p>He commended  the Government  for the Ghana Beyond Aid Program initiated  to promote the development  of the country. <\/p>\n<p>The sector  Minister   commended  the Okyenhene  for his  leadership  which  has brought  a lot of  developments.<\/p>\n<p>She said following  the request  made by  the Okyenhene,  Ghana Water Company will in the near future  open an Office in the town. <\/p>\n<p>The Sector Minister also praised the Okyenhene  for his interest in protecting  the Country\u2019s  water resources  and the environment. <\/p>\n<p>She congratulated the Okyenhene  for the 20 years of his leadership  and wished him good health  and long life. <\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the Ministry, the sector  Minister presented various items to the  Traditional  Council. <\/p>\n<p>These include  100 pieces of litter  bins,  100 boxes of bottled water, drinks and other assorted items. <\/p>\n<p>The peak of the 20 th  Anniversary  Celebration comes off  in a week\u2019s time with a grand durbar.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cecilia Abena Dapaah and Osagyefo Amoatia Oforipanyin The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Oforipanyin, has commended the Minister for sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah for her hard work towards improving the sanitation situation in the Country. 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