Several persons arrested, shops closed over refusal to participate in nationwide clean-up exercise

Several people have been arrested in parts of the Central Region for allegedly defying the government's mandatory National Flood Aftermath Clean-up Exercise by keeping their businesses open instead of taking part in the sanitation campaign.

The arrests were made as residents across communities took part in the nationwide clean-up exercise, clearing drains, markets, streets and other public spaces to improve sanitation and reduce the risk of flooding.

The Central Regional Director of the National Apprenticeship Programme, Ebenezer Abeiku Essian, praised residents who participated in the exercise and urged young people to make cleanliness part of their daily lives rather than limiting it to designated sanitation days.