The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, says the city’s ongoing sanitation and decongestion campaign continues to enjoy overwhelming public support, with minimal resistance from residents.
Speaking to the media during today’s National Sanitation Exercise in Kumasi, the Kumasi Mayor said about 96 per cent of residents had backed the Assembly’s efforts to improve sanitation and reclaim public spaces.
He said the level of public cooperation would help the Assembly deliver on its mandate of making Kumasi a cleaner and safer city.
The Mayor disclosed that 26 sanitation offenders were arraigned before the courts on Friday as part of the Assembly’s enforcement measures.
Commenting on the confrontation that occurred during a recent operation at the area behind the Cocoa Board in Kumasi, the Mayor dismissed suggestions that the exercise had been unsuccessful.
The Mayor indicated that future operations in the area would be undertaken with enhanced security arrangements to prevent attacks on city authorities.
He rejected claims that the Assembly should have notified occupants before carrying out the operation, insisting that authorities were dealing with areas associated with criminal activities.
Story: Isaac Bediako
