Covid-19: Bamenda City Council To Disinfect Entire City On Friday April 3rd

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Martial Gnoukapasir

Mayor Paul Achombong

According to the plan of action deliberated upon and adopted by the city council mayor  Achombong Tembeng Paul and stakeholders of the city at parcous Vita this afternoon, Wednesday April 1st has been dedicated for massive sensitization of the public on the do's and don't ahead of the campaign.

Heavy duty truck owners who've pledge to make available their trucks will accompany HYSACAM in transporting the garbage that will be collected from all the dumpsters and dumpsites in markets and itineraries within the city on Thursday 2nd.

On Friday April 3rd, business men and women with shops in and out of the major markets in the city: From the main market to Nkwen and food markets, petty traders and back market sellers, hawkers and road side traders, operators of mobile money qiosks, even buses that will be entering the region from up station, children who've been advised to stay at home but have been sent to the streets by their parents to hawk, have all been advice to stay at home because 4 trucks containing 200litres of disinfectants each will spray the major streets of Bamenda.

"I cannot fold my hands and watch this city go down the drains. There maybe no money in the coffers now but we can't sit and wait for yaounde to act. 
This is our city, and if we should be quarantined in the nearest future, let the city be clean. I cease this opportunity to call on the banks, communication agencies and other economic operators to donate in this exercise.
 They should drop whatever they have at the city council treasury. We are now a friend in need. 
They will be issued receipts upon donation. This is the only way to make our city SAFER and more BEAUTIFUL again. Let's make it the cleanest city once more"

City council stakeholders observing the 1m sitting position.

Hand sprayers with hard disinfectants will be used at dumpsites.

The president of the traders unions have pledge to make available 40 volunteers to join  HYSACAM staffs and 60 other volunteers to be mobilised by the council in carrying out this exercise. 

In all, they would be 100 volunteers to aid this exercise.

According to Mayor Paul Achombong, a total of 100 raincoat and face masks will be made available  to permit them carry out this exercise.

 The North West Public Fund for Health(NWFH) has pledged disinfectants to facilitate the campaign.

The streets of Bamenda

Those operating stalls and roadside businesses have been called upon to take home important items and documents on that Friday. 

"The toxicity level of the chemicals may damage these items if the traders do not keep them safe".

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