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Several traders arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market are expected to be arraigned in court after defying repeated sanitation warnings under the Clean Ghana Campaign.<\/p>\n

The arrests followed a swoop by members of the Clean Ghana Task Force, who stormed the market on October 29, 2025, to clear traders operating under filthy and unhygienic conditions \u2014 despite earlier directives to relocate and maintain proper sanitation standards.<\/p>\n

Director of the Clean Ghana Campaign, Florence Kuukyi, said the task force will not relent in enforcing sanitation by-laws until full compliance is achieved across all major markets in the capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cBelieve you me, if I remove this pallet, you\u2019ll see rotten yam inside the drain. They trade and push waste from their goods into the drains and cover it up. If we cannot arrest the human beings, we\u2019ll arrest the products,\u201d she told JoyNews<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Gilbert Ankrah, also called on the media and the public to support the campaign, emphasizing that sustained market cleanliness requires a shared commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe streets are not for selling, and that\u2019s what we want the media to help reinforce. There are empty spaces in the markets, but some traders still choose to return to the streets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Clean Ghana Campaign, spearheaded by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly has intensified operations in key commercial hubs including Agbogbloshie as part of efforts to restore order, enforce sanitation laws, and promote environmental hygiene.<\/p>\n

Authorities say the latest swoop is part of a renewed drive to ensure traders comply with safety and hygiene regulations to curb disease outbreaks and safeguard public health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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