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AMA orders temporary closure of shops for national cleanup exercise on Sept 5
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has directed shops and trading businesses to remain closed on Saturday, September 5, for the National Sanitation Day exercise, warning offenders of arrest, fines or prosecution.
Shops, stalls and other trading activities across Accra are expected to remain closed for six hours on Saturday, September 5, 2026, as the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) sets September 5 for sanitation day exercise.
The September exercise forms part of the government's wider National Sanitation Day programme and has been designated in Accra as a Post-Homowo clean-up.
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