Accra, Dec. 11, -The Accra
Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has renewed its call on residents in the Metropolis
to be conscious of the sanitation condition in their surroundings.
Mohammed Adjei Sowah, Accra
Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), who made the call at a Town Hall Meeting at
Osu, also expressed concern about the indiscriminate dumping of refuse into
drains and other unapproved areas.
He said maintaining a clean, safe
and pleasant physical environment in human settlements was every one’s business
and that the AMA needed to infuse new ideas that would address the ever
increasing sanitation problems.
He said the vision of President
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo requires a sea of change in policy, action plans
and a city cleansing approach, to enforcement mechanisms and attitudinal change
of the people.
“It is sad to observe that lack
of commitment, apathy and sense of duty still lingers on among the people at
this time and age, whilst lives and properties are being lost through
flooding,” he said.
The Accra MCE said the Assembly
had taken into consideration, a more mechanized and modernized revenue
collection for 2018, adding that, ‘’ let me use this opportunity to admonish
residents and the business community to honour their tax obligations’’.
Mr Ishmael Ashitey, Greater Accra
Regional Minister, who chaired the meeting, said Government was prepared to put
in place effective mechanism that would factor the people’s concerns in the
decision making process regarding resource distribution and service delivery.
“We wish to take this opportunity
to encourage our members, social partners and other stakeholders to support the
Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) towards the realization of set targets,” he
said.
Mr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Minister
of Information, who graced the occasion, said Government was working at
eliminating poverty, diseases and illiteracy by 2020, adding that, on the free
Senior High School (SHS), ‘’we are aware there is going to be pressure on the
facilities due to the admission of about 100,000 students hooked to the policy.
“But the solution is not to run
away from the problems but solve it,” he said, and urged the people to
disregard all lies associated with the policy.
GNA
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