Dr Frank Amoakohene Gleefully Observes National Sanitation Day in Kumasi, Ghanaians Hail Him
- Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene joined a group to observe National Sanitation Day in September
- National Sanitation is observed every first Saturday of the month, which is a voluntary clean-up exercise for all Ghanaian residents
- The minister's moments as he gleefully led the sanitation drive in his jurisdiction have earned him a lot of praise online
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Ghanaian politician Dr Frank Amoakohene has courted attention online after his moments during this month's National Sanitation Day surfaced online.
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Every first Saturday of the month, various MMDAs across Ghana unite for National Sanitation Day, a vital initiative aimed at promoting cleanliness, public health, and civic responsibility.
The initiative was first declared on November 1, 2014, by the Government of Ghana in response to the 2014 Ghanaian cholera outbreak.
Ghana's president has relaunched the initiative with a renewed effort to rally all stakeholders to rid the country of filth.
Dr Frank Amoakohene observed this month's National Sanitation Day in Kumasi with a group of volunteers.
In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the Asanti Regional Minister was seen gleefully operating a mower as part of the volunteers.
Dr Amoakohene also took time to entertain the volunteers, creating an interesting atmosphere for more efficiency.
The young politician has, since his appointment to the regional ministerial office, leveraged social media to engage with the youth and rally them behind his development agenda for the Ashanti region.
His moments excited scores of Ghanaians who continue to follow his efforts as a regional minister.
Netizens hail Dr Amoakohene after National Sanitation Day
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from social media users.
saddare01 said:
"So a whole minister is on the floor with the ordinary people. Some people time they made understand that minister are always in the office oooo. Sharing Ghana 🇬🇭 money among themselves. But these people ministers de3 we are all the same. Waaaaw."
K3 Blinkz 💥wrote:
"This man is my inspiration. I uave loved him from day one when his name was mentioned👈 He makes d job interesting,stress free and lovely 🥰 I support him with my all despite me being an elephant by default. Development of Asanteman,our goal 🥰✌️."
Unknown remarked:
"Mahama is low key raising Amoakohene to replace him but he doesn't know."
Big Steve.🩺💉commented:
"The most attractive party in Ghana is NDC and the most hardworking minister is Dr. Frank, my boss you will lead NDC one day, mark this ✌️✌️✌️."
Sweetangel💞💞🎉❤️ noted:
"God Bless Dr Amoakohene. May psalm 91 be your portion always."
Parliament propose tax increment to fund waste management
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Parliament's Sanitation Committee has suggested a hike in the 10-pesewa sanitation levy to 50 pesewas.
John Oti Bless, the chairman of the Sanitation and Water Resources Committee of Parliament, moved in favour of a hike in the sanitation levy.
Bless argued that the lack of a dedicated funding stream is hurting waste management. He told the press that the tax increase could help recruit manpower for the waste management sector.
Source: YEN.com.gh
