Eleven shop owners were on Saturday arrested and fined by a joint Sanitation Taskforce in the La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality (LaNMMA)for doing business, whilst the National Sanitation Day (NSD), was being observed.
Each shop owner was fined GH₵100 each
meanwhile the NSD exercise, which started at 6.am attracted market women, Concerned Citizens of Madina, LaNMMA and Zoomlion staff.
There were about 175 mechanics from Atomic junction led by Mr Attah Bonsu, who also assisted in cleaning around the Atomic junction's overhead bridge.
Speaking to Ghana News Agency, the LaNMMA Municipal Environmental Officer, Mr Joseph Quacoe said the exercise covered: Ritz junction to Atomic junction, Madina market, lorry stations, Randy Pharmacy to Rawlings Circle including Oyarifa Refuse Dump.
Equipment for the cleanup exercise were supplied by the Assembly with Alliance Waste providing a compaction vehicle that carted the gathered refuse for disposal.
The Municipal Chief Executive Mr Franklin Anku and the Co-ordinating Director, Alhaji Dramani Saakah were part of the exercise.
Source: GNA
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