3rd November, 2014

The Daily Graphic welcomes the initiative by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to declare the first Saturday of every month as National Sanitation Day. Acknowledging the low turnout in some communities, the Paper says a clean environment lies in the ability to change the attitude of the people towards personal hygiene, and so the best way to get the people to buy into the National Sanitation Day is sustained education for a change of attitude. The Paper salutes those who participated in the exercise and urges all to join in subsequent exercises to make Ghana the cleanest country in the world. 

The Ghanaian Times condemns the Military takeover in Burkina Faso after the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré. The Paper says the military must stay clear off the political leadership struggle because the decision to choose a leader for the country belongs to the people. The Times says chaos would have wider socio-economic implications not on only neighbouring countries, but the entire continent. It therefore urges all world leaders to rally quickly to avert further confusion in Burkina Faso. 

The Today Newspaper calls on government to investigate all corruption scandals that have come public as a result of the work of the media saying such cases should be followed to their logical conclusion. The paper says the greatest challenge in the sustainable development of the country is the political and bureaucratic corruption hence the demand for accountability from public office holders. 

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