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World Mission Society Church of God organises cleanup exercise
Hundreds of Church members from the World Mission Society Church of God (General Pastor, Kim Joo-Cheol) last Saturday participated in a clean-up exercise to clear waste around the Weija Dam, and it’s surroundings in Accra.
It was part of their annual activities in promoting proper sanitation practices in the country, as well as educating the public from indiscriminately disposal of waste in ensuring good sanitation practices.
The about 8-hour clean-up exercise saw members of the Church cleaning domestic waste on the highway, sweeping, picking up plastics and clearing debris around the dam.
The General Pastor of the Church, Kim Joo-Cheol, said every year the Church organised a clean-up campaign in order to clean the environment to improve sanitation practices in communities.
“However, this year, the name of our campaign is the Forest Hope campaign. So we took up this initiative to remember the World Soil Day. This is to create awareness, to let people know the importance of the soil and also the International Mountain Day, which is also to raise awareness on the importance of the mountains, how it supports our life by producing fresh water and all that, ” he said
Pastor Joo-Cheol said the main purpose of the campaign is to help people know the importance of keeping their environments clean, and especially protecting the country’s mountainous areas and the forest
“Because they are very important to us, because we know that the Earth is a place that contains life that supports and contains life in the ecosystem,” he said.
The Assembly Member of New Weija-West, Mr Ohene Djan, commended the church for engaging in such sanitation exercises, stressing that, for many years, it has become difficult getting the public to assist in clearing up the community.
He noted among the many challenges troubling the communities was the improper sanitation practices, and that the sanitation task force would continue in dealing with those who flout the law.
BY BERNARD BENGHAN
National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Executive Committee member and Volta River Authority (VRA) Board Member, Wonder Victor Kutor, has described calls for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as premature and unjustified.
He argued that there was no evidence to establish that the minister had committed any wrongdoing to warrant such demands.
Speaking on Joy News in Accra on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Mr Kutor questioned what had changed to justify the growing calls for the minister to step down.
He recalled that the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, had earlier indicated that the opposition was not accusing Mr Ablakwa of any wrongdoing.
Mr Kutor, therefore, challenged those demanding the minister’s resignation to provide fresh evidence to support their position.
“The call for the Minister to resign is premature, it is untenable. There is no evidence. I mean, what has he done wrong?” he questioned.
He added that documents, including boarding passes, airline receipts and flight manifests relating to the minister’s return journey, had been provided.
Mr Kutor expressed concern that the calls for Mr Ablakwa’s resignation could discourage young politicians from speaking out against corruption and advocating transparency.
According to him, politicians should not be targeted or maligned for demanding accountability, warning that such treatment could create the impression that speaking against corruption could later become a liability when one is appointed to public office.
He maintained that calling for accountability and transparency should not be used as grounds to target public officials without evidence of wrongdoing.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana will host the Africa Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTAC) 2026 alongside Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2026 in Accra from December 9 to 12, 2026.
On the back of these programmes, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on corporate Ghana, the media and the general public to support the initiative through partnerships, sponsorships and active participation.
The events, supported by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), will bring together stakeholders to celebrate Africa’s rich cultural heritage, strengthen the creative economy, promote industrial skills development and create employment opportunities for young people.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
