The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey has led a team of sanitation and environmental health officers from the Okaikoi South Sub-Metropolitan District to clear overgrown vegetation and solid waste at an abandoned open space at the Alajo–Avenor intersection in Accra.

The team began the exercise in the early hours of the day, working across the triangular parcel measuring 2,473.15 square metres to remove weeds and accumulated refuse and improve sanitation around the busy junction

Speaking during the operation, the Mayor explained that the open space had been left unattended for a long time, which had contributed to the volume of waste found and evacuated from the area.

He said the exercise formed part of the Assembly’s broader efforts to restore cleanliness, reduce public health risks and prevent neglected public spaces from turning into informal dumping sites.

He added that the Assembly would continue to work with its sister Assemblies to maintain similar locations and urged residents and businesses to support the effort by avoiding indiscriminate dumping.

He called on companies, institutions and organised groups to adopt and maintain the open spaces, adding that the Assembly was proposing a collaborative arrangement that would allow corporate organisations and institutions to take ownership of designated open spaces, develop them into attractive green areas and sustain routine maintenance to support a cleaner and more resilient city.

He explained that the adoption initiative was designed to encourage shared responsibility in the upkeep of public spaces while supporting community wellbeing through the creation and maintenance of greener, well-kept environments.

Hon. Allotey indicated that, beyond beautification, the adopted spaces could serve as platforms for public education and awareness activities, including programmes on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.

He said the Assembly would recognise participating organisations by naming adopted spaces after them, adding that the approach was expected to motivate long-term commitment and strengthen civic pride.

According to the Mayor, organisations that come on board would undertake activities such as planting and maintaining gardens, installing landscaping elements, and supporting periodic clean-up exercises in their adopted areas.

He disclosed that the spaces open for adoption included the Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Triangle and SSNIT Roundabout at Circle, as well as the ECG Makola Triangle, Highways Triangle, Fan Milk Roundabout, Awudome Roundabout, Avenor Triangle, St. Mary’s Triangle, Cocoa Clinic Roundabout, and the COCOBOD median, among other selected road shoulders.