Soldiers are not only going to war, they’ll handle emergency operations – Mahama

The President said the Agbogloshie exercise was one example of the government putting its own capacity to work, with heavy equipment secured under the District Road Improvement Programme being deployed for the operation.

President Mahama said the involvement of the military, particularly the 48 Engineers Regiment, demonstrates what can be achieved when different arms of government coordinate their efforts to address national challenges.

He said the regiment had now been mobilised to support the clearance of the waste heaps at Agbogloshie, adding that further tasks would be assigned to the military.