According to Mr Patrick W. Tsigbey the environmental health director, the exercise was to have a clean and healthy environment to enhance the image of the municipality. He said the municipality is one of the key MMDAs in the region, which holds a lot of industries, hotels, embassies, the Kotoka International airport, and other high institutions. He said, every clean city worldwide attracts investors and for that matter, the management of the assembly find it fit to keep the area clean.

Activities for the exercise included sweeping of public places, removal of waste from the gutters, weeding of open spaces, educating the public on the byelaws.