Australian High Commissioner to Ghana Andrew Barnes has expressed worry about worsening sanitation situation in Accra.
Andrew Barnes in a tweet said local authorities to take the necessary steps to help achieve President Akufo-Addo’s vision of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa.
Poor sanitation has been one of the major problems facing Ghana as a country, streets are littered with no attention to the health threat it poses to lives of the citizens.
Dumping of refuse at unauthorized places, open defecation at beaches among other unhygienic practices makes it difficult for Ghana to compete with other countries in terms of good sanitary practices.
The Australian High Commissioner in his tweet displays pictures of choked gutters filled with refuse close to the Australian High Commission in Accra.
Australian High Commissioner urges authorities to help achieve Akufo-Addo’s vision
President Akufo-Addo has promised to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa after he was voted into power.
According to him the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, AMA, will be equipped to carry out the task of making Accra sanitation friendly.
President Akufo Addo also hinted that his government will soon establish a National Sanitation Authority and Sanitation Fund.
According to Nana Addo, the move to establish the sanitation regulators and funds to help achieve the government’s ambitious way of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa.
Speaking at the launch of the National Sanitation Campaign, Nana Addo outlined components of the campaign including an introduction of automated sweepers.
He also disclosed that there will be a new National Sanitation Brigade, a re-branding of the feared town council in the 80's.
Below is the tweet from Andrew Barnes:
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