Denu (VR), Mar. 14, - The Ketu
South Municipal Assembly (KSMA) has reiterated to deny developers permit if
their building plans are without toilet facilities.
Mr Elliot Edem Agbenorwu, the
Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), KSMA, at the 61st independence anniversary
parade bemoaned how households in the Municipality resorted to open defecation
because their homes had no toilets and said the practice ought to stop.
He said the situation was
worsening day by day, hence, the need to ensure that new buildings had toilet
facilities and old ones given up to the end of the year to construct toilets
facilities.
Mr Agbenorwu said Ghana at 61 and
a “Ghana beyond aid”, required that Ghanaians embark on positive attitudinal
change in all spheres to avoid borrowing money and “sink into filth”.
He said the reckless dumping of
refuse in waterways and gutters and openly defecating in broad daylight were
some of the factors aiding the spread of communicable diseases.
Mr Agbenorwu said the Assembly
was already burdened with developmental issues and pleaded with the people to
help sanitise the Municipality.
He said the Assembly would be
providing dustbins at every 200 metre interval and bring in garbage trucks from
neighbouring Togo to improve sanitation.
The Ketu South Municipality is
known for open defecation, with the coastline being a free-range place of
convenience for many, despite several campaigns to make the Volta Region open
defecation-free.
GNA
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