ZOOMLION TRAINS 92 SANITATION GUARDS (PAGE 20)

ZOOMLION Ghana Limited, a waste management company, has trained 92 sanitation guards for four districts in the Upper West Region. The districts are Wa East, Wa West, Sissala East and Wa Municipality.
The guards, who have been provided with bicycles and uniforms, are to assist the environmental health officers in the districts in hygiene education, supervision and monitoring of sanitation services.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the training programme, the Regional, Operations Supervisor of Zoomlion, Mr Emmanuel Volsiri, said the objective of the programme was to improve sanitation in communities.
"We hope to bring about change in hygienic attitudes among the population", he added.
He stated that attitude was very critical in ensuring environmental sanitation, adding "If we do not change our attitude by adhering to sanitation bye-laws, the environment would always be messed up anytime cleaning is done".
Mr Volsiri called for the support and co-operation from the general public to make the work of the guards useful in the various communities.
For his part, a director at the regional co-ordinating council, Mr T. Zoure, described the training as timely, and commended Zoomlion for its commitment to ensure clean environment in the country.
He stressed the need for behavioural change among Ghanaians in order to make the environment clean.
Mr Zoure advised the sanitation guards to be professional in their work and be good ambassadors.
The course prefect, Mr Wallace Yahaya, complained about delay in payment of their allowances, and appealed to the government to facilitate the early release of their allowances.