Justin Kodua Frimpong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary, has directed its members across the country to participate in the nationwide cleaning exercise scheduled for Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026.
The NPP General Secretary highlighted that the nationwide cleaning exercise forms part of efforts to promote environmental sanitation, civic responsibility and national development.
Justin Kodua, in the statement, noted that the party Constituency Elections will take place on Saturday, July 11, but encouraged members to join the clean-up exercise after casting their ballots.
He disclosed that voting in the constituency elections will be conducted on a walk-in basis, allowing members to take part in both activities.
Parts of the statement stated, “The leadership of the New Patriotic Party directs all members of the party to actively participate in the nationwide General Cleaning Exercise declared by the President”.
The NPP statement follows John Dramani Mahama declaring Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, as National General Cleaning Days across the seven regions affected by the devastating June 29 floods.
The two-day exercise, organised under the auspices of the Post-Flood Mitigation Committee, will be held under the theme “Our Actions, Our Future: Cleaning Ghana after the floods”.
According to the statement issued by the government spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the cleanup is a critical national intervention and urged all Ghanaians to participate actively.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 6, government spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu stated, “The Government, under the auspices of the Post-Flood Mitigation Committee, has declared Friday, 10 July 2026, and Saturday, 11 July 2026, as National General Cleaning Days in the seven regions affected by the recent floods.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Ibrahim, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has issued a stern warning to traders and shop owners ahead of the two-day national cleanup exercise.
According to the Local Government Minister, all markets and shops across the flood-affected regions must be shut down during President John Dramani Mahama’s upcoming two-day national clean-up exercise.
Ahmed Ibrahim warned against taking the President’s directive lightly, adding that traders and persons who defy the order will face the full force of the law.
Speaking to the media and stakeholders in Accra on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Ahmed Ibrahim stated, “Friday, all other political activity must be suspended; everybody must be on board. All markets and shops must be closed. And this one, the CDS is on board. And the IGP is on board. And the Controller-General is on board. So if you go and open your shop, you will be on fire”.
“If the President speaks and you want to take it for granted, the law will deal with you. He is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. All shops will be closed, all markets will be closed”, he said.
“The markets got flooded, and the water got into some of the shops. So if we don’t close them and sweep and collect all the debris and disinfect most of the places, they will be buying and selling all those things for us to eat, and there will be an outbreak of diseases”, he said.
See the statement below:
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— NPP Projects Bureau (@BureauNpp) July 9, 2026
NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY JOINS NATIONWIDE GENERAL CLEANING EXERCISE
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