President John Dramani Mahama has revealed plans to decentralize the national sanitation budget, empowering districts to take full responsibility for managing their sanitation needs. Speaking at a durbar in Dodowa, Greater Accra, Mahama said, “Cabinet will soon meet on a decentralisation of the sanitation budget and make every district responsible for its own sanitation.”
He emphasized that cleanliness will become a key performance indicator for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), determining their tenure in office. “Cleanliness will become one of the key performance indicators for measuring the performance of MMDCEs and will determine whether they will remain in office or be removed,” Mahama stated.
The President also announced plans to revive the National Sanitation Day programme, making it a monthly exercise with legal backing and proper funding. “We will begin to observe the National Sanitation Day programme every month. This will be a monthly exercise involving all Ghanaians,” he said.
“This time it will not be a symbolic event, it will be legally backed, properly funded, and it will be operationalised through partnerships with local assemblies and private sector providers,” Mahama added, highlighting the collaborative approach to achieving a cleaner Ghana.
