On National Sanitation Day, the Paramount Chief of the Dorimon Traditional Area, Naa Alhaji Seidu Tungbani Salinbile II, and the Wa West District Chief Executive, Richard Wullo, led a mass clean‑up in Dorimon, targeting the old market, communal waste sites, the central market square and bushes around the health centre.
Chief Salinbile II joined residents in sweeping market corridors, saying his presence underscored the seriousness of environmental cleanliness.
"The Paramount Chief himself coming out to do a clean‑up sends a signal to his subjects that the matter is very serious. When the Paramount Chief comes out to help clean, it means that no other person within the traditional area has any right not to join," he said.
He warned that future exercises would be stricter, with divisional chiefs and residents who fail to organise their communities facing sanctions, and suggested deploying security personnel to enforce compliance.
Chief Salinbini linked good sanitation to health and productivity, adding,
"Health is wealth. A healthy body will be able to work, work, and work to get a sustainable livelihood for the upkeep of family and the payment of school fees for our children."
District Chief Executive Wullo backed the chief’s call for sanctions against recalcitrant residents, noting that the district assembly supports bye‑laws and sanctions to ensure sanitary conditions. He urged residents to adopt proper waste management practices beyond periodic clean‑ups.
Edward Yendow, the District Environmental Health Officer, said the exercise was part of decentralised national efforts under the theme “Small Actions, Greater Impacts” and highlighted the need for ongoing plastic waste management. He noted that clearing weeds and plastic waste would reduce the risk of sanitation‑related diseases such as malaria, typhoid and cholera.
Future clean‑ups will continue to be supported by local radio broadcasts and community leader engagements, the district health officer said, aiming for a permanently cleaner district that promotes health.
