TANO SOUTH DISTRICT OBSERVES 10TH EDITION OF NATIONAL SANITATION DAY WITH MASSIVE CLEAN UP EXERCISE

A massive clean- up exercise was observed throughout the Tano South District to mark the 10^th edition of the national sanitation day.

Led by their chiefs and elders and ably supported by the District Chief Executive and his Co-ordinating Director, Mrs. Agartha Ahia and Officials of the Tano South District Assembly, the people of Bechem, Techimantia, Derma and its environs undertook a massive clean- up exercise to tidy up their environment.

Notably among the dignitaries who took part in the Bechem exercise was the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon.Edwi Nii Lante Vanderpuye.

In an address after the exercise at Bechem, the Tano South District Chief Executive, Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba thanked all for coming out in their numbers for the exercise and said he was happy the Minister has also joined the people of Bechem to do the exercise since this he said was a shining example of good leadership.

The District Chief Executive advised the people not to dump refuse indiscriminately and later turn to clean them on sanitation days and urged all and sundry to be regular participants in all sanitation day exercises. He used the occasion to welcome the Hon. Minister and also finding time to be part of the Tano South District’s version of the National Sanitation Day clean up exercise.

Speaking at the close of the clean- up exercise, the Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye said the National Sanitation Day has been set aside by government on every first Saturday of each month for citizens to undertake clean up exercises to tidy their environments and must be treated as such. He said a clean environment breeds healthy people and healthy people become productive in the socio-economic life a nation and urged all present not to make the exercise a nine day wonder.

The Omanhene of the Bechem Traditional Area, Nana Fosu Gyaebour Akoto ll in his remark said the National Sanitation Day declared by the government will go a long way to bring sanity into our environment and urged official of the Assembly to enforce a law to make the exercise binding.

DISTRICT LEVEL ELECTIONS HELD IN THE TANO SOUTH DISTRICT

Tano South District like all other Districts in the Country experienced the District Level Elections.

A well- organized but low patronage district level elections to elect Assembly Members and Unit Committee Members throughout the constituency was held in the district during the Election Day.

Election materials and Election Staff were all at post by seven o’clock in the morning (7:00 am) for the voting to start at eight o’clock  (8:00 am) with one hundred and seven (107) aspiring candidates contesting for the thirty-nine Electoral Areas in the Tano South Constituency.

Though, there was no rush at the polling stations, eligible voters went through the voting procedure and voted as scheduled without meeting any hindrances as there was no incidents at all the polling stations.

Security Officers positioned at all the polling stations had little to do as voting was peaceful and orderly. Counting of the ballot began immediately after the close of the voting at five o’clock (5:00 pm) and that was also seen to be peaceful and orderly as all stakeholders in the exercise signed the necessary documents to approve the voting and counting.

The District Level Elections saw the District Chief Executive of the Tano South District, the District Co-ordinating Director and the District Security Committee going round to visit the polling stations.