The youths and women of London Corner in Kanifing municipality are increasingly taking ownership of their environment when it comes to keeping it clean and fit for healthy living.

In an apparent response to President Yahya Jammeh’s encouragement for environmental cleanliness, the people of London Corner, largely youths and women, on Saturday embarked on a cleansing exercise in London.

The exercise, co-ordinated and spearheaded by the former acting mayor of KMC, saw a huge volume of rubbish cleared in the face of human resource and logistical challenges.

Speaking to this paper during the exercise, Mr. Francis Gomez explained that the intervention of the youths and women of London Corner was an apparent response to President Jammeh’s call for all to get involved in keeping the environment clean for our common good.

“Nobody needs being reminded about the importance of environmental cleanliness. The benefits inherent in clean environment are there for all to see,” he posited.

According to Mr. Gomez, in cognisance of the significance of clean environment, there is an overwhelming need for people to take more pro-active actions than rhetoric.

“Everybody must get involved. Like the president, he did not only call people back to the land but was himself involved in farming. So why not put all hands on deck to keep our environment clean,” enjoined Mr. Gomez.

Meanwhile, Aji Fatou John, Chairperson of London Corner ward, Pa Modou Njie of Mauritany ward, Doudou Minteh of London Youth Association and Sheriffo Kujabi of Jokor Society were all thanked by Mr. Gomez for their vitality during the exercise.