The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey welcomed the reintroduction of the National Sanitation Day (NSD) and described it as “timely and crucial” for the city’s ongoing Reset Accra agenda.

According to him, the directive aligns perfectly with the AMA's 24-Hour Clean Accra Initiative.

The Mayor welcomed the initiative on Wednesday in an interview soon after a press briefing by the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim (MP), to officially announce the reintroduction of the National Sanitation Day (NSD) as part of the government’s renewed “Clean Up Ghana Agenda.”  held at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).

“We have already begun intensifying decongestion, drain desilting, and daily waste collection. The President’s relaunch of NSD gives us the national backing to enforce discipline across markets, transport terminals, and neighbourhoods. My message to residents is simple: let’s work together, respect the red line policy, and keep Accra clean,” he said.

He assured that AMA would collaborate with stakeholders, deploy more sanitation task forces, and use its new rapid response team to ensure compliance with the daily cleanup directive.

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim (MP), who officially announced the reintroduction of the National Sanitation Day (NSD) directed all MMDAs to ensure that all public spaces, ceremonial streets, and visible nuisances within their jurisdictions are cleared by 8:00 a.m. daily starting September 4, 2025.

He emphasised that Assemblies must prioritise desilting of drains, removal of refuse heaps, and cleaning of markets, lorry parks, schools, and ceremonial routes.

To sustain compliance, Assemblies were to mobilise environmental health officers, waste management contractors, and community volunteers as well as submit monthly sanitation reports to their Regional Coordinating Councils for onward submission to the Ministry he said.

He pointed out that the NSD, first launched in 2014, had proven that collective action could transform communities, but admitted that enthusiasm for the exercise had declined over time.

“The re-introduction of the NSD is therefore a renewed social contract between government and citizens, anchored on accountability, enforcement, and sustainability,” he stated.

He disclosed that 80% of the District Assemblies Common Fund had been released to support sanitation activities, removing financial constraints as an excuse for non-performance.

“Sanitation is now a key performance indicator for all MMDCEs. Your performance as Chief Executive will be judged directly on your results in cleanliness,” he warned.

The Minister announced the establishment of a dedicated sanitation hotline and a central dashboard to monitor reports from citizens in real time.