Ankara: The Ho Municipal Assembly has taken a strategic approach by assigning public institutions, security agencies, educational institutions, and religious organisations to specific locations within the municipality for a two-day nationwide sanitation campaign set for July 10 and 11, 2026.
According to Ghana News Agency, the exercise is scheduled to run from 0600 to 1000 hours on both days, following a directive from the Office of the President aimed at enhancing environmental sanitation, safeguarding public health, and mitigating flood risks. Mr. Henry Yao Amesimeku, the Ho Municipal Coordinating Director, signed a statement urging all residents, including students, to participate actively.
Residents outside Ho township have been advised to heed announcements from their chiefs, Assembly Members, and community information centres regarding designated assembly points. The statement outlined that churches, government institutions, Senior High Schools, and tertiary institutions, unless assigned to special locations, are expected to engage in weeding, sweeping, refuse clearing, debris removal, and drain desilting within their respective areas.
Key clean-up activities will target stormwater drains from Tsiyikpota to Ape-Lotto's Residence, Amegashie Bridge through Anlokordzi to Sonrise School and Housing Bridge, the Jerry Art area through Togbe Afede's Palace to the YMCA and Anlokordzi, as well as all markets and lorry stations in the municipality.
Assignments include the Ghana Prisons Service, Ho, tasked with cleaning the Ring Road from Prisons Barracks to the Regional Residency, while Wallas Academy is responsible for clearing the median from Bankoe to Lokoe. The Volta Regional Police Training School will handle the stretch from the Police Training School to the GCB Market Branch, and Ho Technical University will cover the area from HTU Junction through Volta Vicharles to the SSNIT Flats Junction.
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is assigned the area from the UHAS Roundabout to the Diamond Street Junction, while the Women Development Vocational School at Lokoe will clear the median from Lokoe to the UHAS Roundabout. Sokode Senior High School will focus on the stretch from SOSTECH to the Gborgame Roundabout, with the Ho Municipal Assembly staff clearing the median from UHAS Roundabout to SOSTECH.
Public and private basic and junior high schools are also directed to organize sanitation exercises within their school premises and surrounding communities. Additionally, the Assembly plans to dredge the stormwater drain from the Military Barracks to the Ho Polyclinic to enhance water flow and reduce flooding risks during the rainy season.
The Assembly has called upon residents, institutions, and community leaders to support the initiative, emphasizing that environmental sanitation is a collective responsibility. The public is encouraged to unite in efforts to keep Ho clean, green, and healthy for everyone.