Norman Abraham and his colleague students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has organized a five-hour clean-up exercise around campus. The exercise was aimed at sensitizing members of the University community on the need to keep the environment clean. Some of the areas where the clean-up exercise took place were the streets of Ayensu Round Palace, Adwoa Dufie, Ayensu Plaza, and the Science Market.
The students cleaned gutters, swept the streets and also weeded bushy areas. Addressing participants after the exercise,the CEO of Visionary Norman Foundation, Mr. Abraham Norman Nortey, expressed his gratitude to the students for the massive participation in the exercise. He urged members of the University community to maintain a clean and healthy environment at all times so as to stay away from diseases, adding that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” Norman advised students to refrain from indiscriminate disposal of waste on campus and encouraged them to make good use of the waste bins provided by the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the University at vantage points to complement waste and sanitation management on campus.
Mr. Norman commended the UCC Environmental Health Section and the Directorate of Public Affairs for providing them with the needed equipment and approval to make the exercise a success. He therefore urged other associations on campus to organize regular clean-up exercises to support the efforts of the Environmental Health Section to keep the University clean.
