Regional News of Sunday, 7 March 2021Source: GNATema residents commemorate Independence Day with clean up exerciseFile photo of a clean up exerciseThe Tema Metropolitan Assembly commemorated the 64th Independence Day celebration with a directive for residents to undertake clean-up exercises to rid the metropolis of filth. The TMA staff, led by Mr Felix Mensah Nii Annang La, the Chief Executive Officer, and the Members of Parliament for both Tema Central and Tema East, The Tema Traditional Council, youth clubs and other public organizations, participated in the TMA Independence Day Clean-up exercise. Mr Frank Asante, TMA Public Relations Officer, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview at Tema that due to the COVID-19 and in line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directives, the Assembly decided to use the Independence Day Celebration to clean-up the Metropolis. “I urge all residents to organize some clean-up exercises within their immediate environs to serve as their contribution to the 2021 celebration,” he said. “Recently, we dredged or distilled the lagoon in anticipation of the rainy season; so we would be collecting the debris which has been there for some time now,” he said.

Source: GhanaWeb March 06, 2021 14:48 UTC