Video: Pedestrians Desilt Gutters, Sweep Entire Road Over Failure To Wear Nose Mask
June 19, 2020
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his 11th televised address to the nation. On measures adopted by his government to mitigate the devastating impacts of Covid-19 on the country. He announced a mandatory wearing of facemasks by the Ghanaian populace.
Therefore, an immigration officer, who spoke to the media, justified the ‘punishment’ handed-out to the residents. Who failed to comply with the President’s directive.
He said it formed part of the strict enforcement of the wearing of facemask directive.
“President Akufo-Addo has announced that the wearing of facemask is now mandatory. And so we the municipal task force has decided to hit the streets and make sure people follow the directive. So when you are caught not wearing a facemask, you are made to desilt a gutter or sweep the road. This is to serve as their punishment since we don’t want to beat anyone.
“ A lot of people don’t obey the already existing directives, but with what we’ve started doing I believe they will start adhering to the directives including the new one,” he noted.
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