The mayor of the greater tamale has announced new measures to improve sanitation issues in the metropolis. Speaking on Bungum Beni on Radio Tamale, Abu Takoro explained how he has been tackling sanitation in the assembly

Dealing with sanitation issues is capital intensive and requires dedication and commitment. When I resume office I had to let them fix broken down and abandoned vehicles which were previously used for waste evacuation. Upon my resumption of office as the MCE, I was met with a pile of refuse stagnated for six years.

Honorable Abu Takoro indicator during the interview that, the tamale metropolitan assembly will this month (April,2026) sign a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the European Union on various avenues to deal with sanitation menace in the metropolis.

The MOU with the European Union will see us get some refuse containers and vehicles to deal with the filth. our sister cities in Germany have also promised to help get some vehicles for the same purpose.

He cautioned the public but the assembly is Putin in place measures to deal with the recalcitrant residents who engage in open defecation and indiscriminate littering to put an end to.

I am advising residents who engage in open defecation and indiscriminate littering to stop, the assembly is preparing to come after them. There will be no place to hide, individuals caught would pay huge fines to serve as deterrent to others and we will make sure of that. I am committed to making the Metro a clean City.

By Latifa Amadu