The leaders of the National Associa­tion of Charismatic and Christian Churches (NACCC) have pledged their support for the government's initia­tive to relaunch National Sanitation Day.

According to them, sanitation is a collective responsibility that requires the involvement of all Ghanaians and not just the responsibility of the government alone.

The leaders gave the pledge in Accra last Wednesday when the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim led a dele­gation from the ministry to pay separate courtesy call on some religious institutions, including the Ghana Pentecostal Charismatic Congress(GPCC), Action Chapel International Ministry (ACI), and Ga Mantse Palace The engagements form part of broader consultations with faith-based organisations to galvanise national support and community participation towards the success of the National Sanitation Day (NSD), slated to take effect on the 3rd of May. "We strongly believe that it is all of our responsibility for taking the initiative to create the awareness of the importance of sanitation when it comes to nation building and also to help enhance longevity in our society or community," they said. "We'll speak to all our churches and our pastors and bishops all across the country to add the mes­sage of sanitation to our Sunday messages," they added.

In all the visit, Mr Ibrahim lamented the rapid rate at which plastic waste was being littered in the country, leading to the reduction of soil fertility and the pollution of the environment as well our water bodies.