OMG,buy foodstuff from these mkts at your own peril bcoz sanitation in Gh is still a mirage and most folks still live as if they're in the dark ages.
You can take the monkey outta the forest but you can't take the forest o ... read full comment
OMG,buy foodstuff from these mkts at your own peril bcoz sanitation in Gh is still a mirage and most folks still live as if they're in the dark ages.
You can take the monkey outta the forest but you can't take the forest outta some monkeys.We moved from our huts into cities and into the digital age but still culturally we're primordial creatures unschooled in civilised ways,unwilling or too lazy to take the proper but longer route and uncaring for anybody but ourselves. I weep for my trashy & fetid Ghana
TENDAANA 11 years ago
The natives of Accra are by nature dirty, filthy and lazy. and that's my take in this matters
The natives of Accra are by nature dirty, filthy and lazy. and that's my take in this matters
ZoRRo 11 years ago
Defeacation in public is not a crime and there are no arrests, so guess what people will do it.
Defeacation in public is not a crime and there are no arrests, so guess what people will do it.
MANTSE BI AKU 11 years ago
THE AHSNTIS ARE MORE DIRTIER AND UNCIVILISED AS ANIMALS.GO ASK YOUR MAMA.U WILL START SECURING VISAS TO ENTER ACCRA.FOOOLS
THE AHSNTIS ARE MORE DIRTIER AND UNCIVILISED AS ANIMALS.GO ASK YOUR MAMA.U WILL START SECURING VISAS TO ENTER ACCRA.FOOOLS
Kojo T 11 years ago
Let us give them hell. They occupy air conditioned offices and were educated at tax payers expense and then they short change us. Exposure is the best policy
Let us give them hell. They occupy air conditioned offices and were educated at tax payers expense and then they short change us. Exposure is the best policy
1 mam 1 machet 11 years ago
THIS BOYS AR FROM THE BUSH ,SEND ALL THOSE ASHANTI SHUESHINE BOYS TO THER HOLLS,
THIS BOYS AR FROM THE BUSH ,SEND ALL THOSE ASHANTI SHUESHINE BOYS TO THER HOLLS,
Maame Grace 11 years ago
Yes it could be true that they came from the bush, but wouldnt it be decent and proper for the government to provide toilets for these your so called Shoeshine boys One thing I know is every house in Kumasi has a toilet can t ... read full comment
Yes it could be true that they came from the bush, but wouldnt it be decent and proper for the government to provide toilets for these your so called Shoeshine boys One thing I know is every house in Kumasi has a toilet can that be said about Accra. I dont think so, instead of finding a solution to this horrible situation you are rather insulting
EVERREADY 11 years ago
What do you expect? Some of those people came from the villages and others came from the neighboring countries with no proper accommodation. They sleep in uncompleted houses some even sleep by the road side with no sanitation ... read full comment
What do you expect? Some of those people came from the villages and others came from the neighboring countries with no proper accommodation. They sleep in uncompleted houses some even sleep by the road side with no sanitation. They use the road side as their toilet and trash bin that is why Accra is so filthy and smelly. One of the solutions to this problem is if you start slicing off their penises in front of them they will surely stop coming to the city.
Kwadwo 11 years ago
It is tough jogging when I visit Ghana. The stench from human feces is unbearable as I jog through Sakomono village and the nearby beach. You see beautiful women and old men defecating openly at the beach where people party o ... read full comment
It is tough jogging when I visit Ghana. The stench from human feces is unbearable as I jog through Sakomono village and the nearby beach. You see beautiful women and old men defecating openly at the beach where people party over the weekend. I had to fire a my Gardner for burying one of those plastic poop bags on my lawn. His excuse was that the house was locked and he couldn't hold it. I told him my boxer dog would not have done that because dogs don't shit where they sleep and eat. He didn't believe me. We have a long way to go.
JAMREAH 11 years ago
GHANAIANS ARE STILL ADOPTING THE 15TH CENTURY LIFESTYLE.WE MUST CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE.WHY DO WE DISGRACE OURSELVES LIKE THAT.SOME PEOPLE EVEN IF YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH WATER CLOSETS THEY WE PRIMITIVELY GO OPEN
GHANAIANS ARE STILL ADOPTING THE 15TH CENTURY LIFESTYLE.WE MUST CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE.WHY DO WE DISGRACE OURSELVES LIKE THAT.SOME PEOPLE EVEN IF YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH WATER CLOSETS THEY WE PRIMITIVELY GO OPEN
Jonson 11 years ago
Great piece!and inspite of our 'demented' approach to solving our problems, we also have the tendency of putting all our sanitation solutions in the hands of Zoomlion. Zoomlion is doing a great and a yeoman's job but we need ... read full comment
Great piece!and inspite of our 'demented' approach to solving our problems, we also have the tendency of putting all our sanitation solutions in the hands of Zoomlion. Zoomlion is doing a great and a yeoman's job but we need to encourage small competent companies to assist in garbage collection, pest control etc. We should put the officials at our EPA to task. They cannot sit in offices formulating policies which they cannot enforce. They need to be out there in our market places, restaurants, hotels, chopbars etc to educate Ghanaians about the health hazards involved in throwing trash into gutters, defecating anywhere with open spaces etc.
Kodjo 11 years ago
Nothing new here. Accra has always been a slum from time. ITS A KNOWN FACT THAT THERE IS NO SINGLE WORLD CLASS FACILITY ANYWHERE IN GHANA.
Nothing new here. Accra has always been a slum from time. ITS A KNOWN FACT THAT THERE IS NO SINGLE WORLD CLASS FACILITY ANYWHERE IN GHANA.
princewilly@ymail.com 11 years ago
There is a man that just got done eating dinner and he was on his way to a party.
Half way there he said, "man i really gotta take a dump." he got off the freeway, found an abandoned gas station, went inside and took a dump ... read full comment
There is a man that just got done eating dinner and he was on his way to a party.
Half way there he said, "man i really gotta take a dump." he got off the freeway, found an abandoned gas station, went inside and took a dump.
While he was taking this dump he read a sign that said "There is no toilet paper... You have wipe your ass with your first two fingers, then stick them out the hole and they will be licked clean for you."
Well, he had no choice so he wiped his ass with his fingers and stuck them out the hole.
All of a sudden a guy with two bricks smacked his fingers.
The man screamed with pain and licked his own fingers.
JAMES 11 years ago
Okunka,you are one of those who put across thought-provoking suggestions and advice to our politicians,but I am worried,Why I am worried? All messages sent to our politicians fall on deaf ears while their busy embezzling stat ... read full comment
Okunka,you are one of those who put across thought-provoking suggestions and advice to our politicians,but I am worried,Why I am worried? All messages sent to our politicians fall on deaf ears while their busy embezzling state funds.How can we reverse this situation? I sincerely believe we need another coup d'etat.
Kojo T 11 years ago
It is our collective shout and response that will bring about change. The small person crying out for justice. let us make it hot for the greedy politicians . " No where cool"
It is our collective shout and response that will bring about change. The small person crying out for justice. let us make it hot for the greedy politicians . " No where cool"
mensah abrampa 11 years ago
James, you're right about politicians paying no heed to public outcry but a coup d'etat as you're suggesting is never the solution or even the option. The khaki uniformed men know nothing about civilian administration and end ... read full comment
James, you're right about politicians paying no heed to public outcry but a coup d'etat as you're suggesting is never the solution or even the option. The khaki uniformed men know nothing about civilian administration and end up making an already bad situation worse. Remember Rawlings rule of nearly 20 years took Ghana back to the stone age. It was 20 years of waste.
What we need to do as a people is to learn to speak with one voice against misrule and oppression. After all when the prices of commodities go up everyone regardless of political or tribal affiliation is affected equally.Politicians need to be told without any ambiguity that we, the people will no longer countenance their sloppiness, ineptitude, apathy, corruption, etc and we'll hold them accountable for their performance while in office. We need to speak with one voice. We need to stop hating and insulting each other just because we belong to different tribes and or tend to lend our support to different political parties.We are one people and our issues are the same.
Time and time again we have over-relied on our base instincts to elect political leaders and we're often made to pay the price for the judgemental error. Nonetheless elected and appointed state officials are accountable to the peole and we need to demand accountability from them. When they fail to meet our standards then we need to use the democratic process to boot them out of office.If there are any flaws and irregularities in the electoral process then we, the people must demand reforms. We have been the silent majority for far too long. We hold the power in our vote but we've been too liberal, acquiscent and reckless with our vote when our rights are being trampled upon by ruthless, corrupt and uncaring politicians.
THE MASK 11 years ago
EXCELLENT ARTICLE, WELL WRITTEN,but impossible to implement.
WHY? Because Ghana is BANKRUPT.
There is no money to pay government workers of any type, and no money to build anything.
No MASTER PLAN
JUST CORRUPTION EVERYWHE ... read full comment
EXCELLENT ARTICLE, WELL WRITTEN,but impossible to implement.
WHY? Because Ghana is BANKRUPT.
There is no money to pay government workers of any type, and no money to build anything.
No MASTER PLAN
JUST CORRUPTION EVERYWHERE
DOG EAT DOG...JUST TRY TO SURVIVE
THE FUTURE IF THIS CONTINUES DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR GHANA.
mensah abrampa 11 years ago
Hush! Hush! Hush! This is too shameful, too despicable a 21st century spectacle to discuss so openly but the long silence only helps to accentuate our acquiescence and unbridled permisiveness.
Okunka, you're right. We are a ... read full comment
Hush! Hush! Hush! This is too shameful, too despicable a 21st century spectacle to discuss so openly but the long silence only helps to accentuate our acquiescence and unbridled permisiveness.
Okunka, you're right. We are a nation that rewards incompetence and slothfulness.Everywhere in Ghana both employers and employees seem to have signed one memorandum of understanding(MoU) which allows people to reap where they never sowed. In Ghana employees only work from tuesday to thursday and may even do less than 8 hours of work per day. This means people are getting paid for working 40 hours a week but the truth is they worked anywhere between 16 to 20 hours.
Government ministers and deputies hop from one radio station to the other to defend the administration's policies whilst neglecting the job they were hired to do. Any wonder we're in this state of helplessness? What are the city administrators doing? Are we paying them for doing nothing? Before you hire someone on the job you tell him what your expectations are.If he fails to measure up in a specified period of time he needs to be fired. For how long are we going to tolerate incompetence and laziness?
The city administrator and engineer ought to have had comprehensive plans to transform Accra to a modern national capital city in a specified period of time. Who hired them and what were their expectations of them? If this is what Accra looks like then what about suburban Ghana? In the 21st century people still carry "latrine pans" on their heads in the streets of Accra. After 56 years of independence? What have we been doing all these years if we can't even fix a basic problem like this? The city mayor, the engineer and a host of incompetent and lazy staffers at the city offices must all be fired and competent ones hired in their stead. They have failed big time but ours is a culture where firing and resignation are considered alien. The only reason a person may get fired is for belonging to the wrong political party.People are rewarded with jobs and contracts not because of their competence or qualification but simply for being well connected.Is it any wonder we are still wallowing in filth, poverty,disease,etc? When we refuse to reward hard work, industry and ingenuity and instead reward laziness and incompetence no one will be motivated to work hard. The result is that we all suffer.
KEE 11 years ago
This writer is right on point and reflect my own opinion about Ghana. If we had peole with such vision Africa would be a better place. Visionaries like Nkrumah, Lumumba, Sankara and others realized the importance of mass edu ... read full comment
This writer is right on point and reflect my own opinion about Ghana. If we had peole with such vision Africa would be a better place. Visionaries like Nkrumah, Lumumba, Sankara and others realized the importance of mass education and striving for selflessness. We have ways to go but corruption, nepotism and other vices are deeply rooted in our political culture and it may take aspecial messiah within the next 50 years to uplift Africa.
OMG,buy foodstuff from these mkts at your own peril bcoz sanitation in Gh is still a mirage and most folks still live as if they're in the dark ages.
You can take the monkey outta the forest but you can't take the forest o ...
read full comment
The natives of Accra are by nature dirty, filthy and lazy. and that's my take in this matters
Defeacation in public is not a crime and there are no arrests, so guess what people will do it.
THE AHSNTIS ARE MORE DIRTIER AND UNCIVILISED AS ANIMALS.GO ASK YOUR MAMA.U WILL START SECURING VISAS TO ENTER ACCRA.FOOOLS
Let us give them hell. They occupy air conditioned offices and were educated at tax payers expense and then they short change us. Exposure is the best policy
THIS BOYS AR FROM THE BUSH ,SEND ALL THOSE ASHANTI SHUESHINE BOYS TO THER HOLLS,
Yes it could be true that they came from the bush, but wouldnt it be decent and proper for the government to provide toilets for these your so called Shoeshine boys One thing I know is every house in Kumasi has a toilet can t ...
read full comment
What do you expect? Some of those people came from the villages and others came from the neighboring countries with no proper accommodation. They sleep in uncompleted houses some even sleep by the road side with no sanitation ...
read full comment
It is tough jogging when I visit Ghana. The stench from human feces is unbearable as I jog through Sakomono village and the nearby beach. You see beautiful women and old men defecating openly at the beach where people party o ...
read full comment
GHANAIANS ARE STILL ADOPTING THE 15TH CENTURY LIFESTYLE.WE MUST CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE.WHY DO WE DISGRACE OURSELVES LIKE THAT.SOME PEOPLE EVEN IF YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH WATER CLOSETS THEY WE PRIMITIVELY GO OPEN
Great piece!and inspite of our 'demented' approach to solving our problems, we also have the tendency of putting all our sanitation solutions in the hands of Zoomlion. Zoomlion is doing a great and a yeoman's job but we need ...
read full comment
Nothing new here. Accra has always been a slum from time. ITS A KNOWN FACT THAT THERE IS NO SINGLE WORLD CLASS FACILITY ANYWHERE IN GHANA.
There is a man that just got done eating dinner and he was on his way to a party.
Half way there he said, "man i really gotta take a dump." he got off the freeway, found an abandoned gas station, went inside and took a dump ...
read full comment
Okunka,you are one of those who put across thought-provoking suggestions and advice to our politicians,but I am worried,Why I am worried? All messages sent to our politicians fall on deaf ears while their busy embezzling stat ...
read full comment
It is our collective shout and response that will bring about change. The small person crying out for justice. let us make it hot for the greedy politicians . " No where cool"
James, you're right about politicians paying no heed to public outcry but a coup d'etat as you're suggesting is never the solution or even the option. The khaki uniformed men know nothing about civilian administration and end ...
read full comment
EXCELLENT ARTICLE, WELL WRITTEN,but impossible to implement.
WHY? Because Ghana is BANKRUPT.
There is no money to pay government workers of any type, and no money to build anything.
No MASTER PLAN
JUST CORRUPTION EVERYWHE ...
read full comment
Hush! Hush! Hush! This is too shameful, too despicable a 21st century spectacle to discuss so openly but the long silence only helps to accentuate our acquiescence and unbridled permisiveness.
Okunka, you're right. We are a ...
read full comment
This writer is right on point and reflect my own opinion about Ghana. If we had peole with such vision Africa would be a better place. Visionaries like Nkrumah, Lumumba, Sankara and others realized the importance of mass edu ...
read full comment