The Whole of Accra Stinks Badly

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KnYc (USMC) 11 years ago

Kwasi, it is a ZONGO, not that it is turning into ZONGO, it has been ZONGO for the past years. Accra is the only capital I have been in that is moving backward.

Kwasi, it is a ZONGO, not that it is turning into ZONGO, it has been ZONGO for the past years. Accra is the only capital I have been in that is moving backward.
Johnkofi 11 years ago

Citizens must take personal responsibility for their environment! Stop throwing rubbish on the ground. Bury it or hire someone to pick it up for your household! When you hire Zoom Lion or another contractor to pick it up at y ...
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Citizens must take personal responsibility for their environment! Stop throwing rubbish on the ground. Bury it or hire someone to pick it up for your household! When you hire Zoom Lion or another contractor to pick it up at your house, pay your bill on time, so they can continue to pick it up for you. One company cannot keep the entire country clean! It is time to take personal responsibility for the land the Creator has given! That means if you are in a taxi and your water bag finishes, put it in your purse or pocket until you arrive home, rather than throwing it out the window ! It is called education! Stop expecting the government to do everything!
Prophetess 11 years ago

IF WE PRAY AND FAST AND PAY TITHE, ACCRA WOULD BECOME CLEAN LIKE HAMBURG. WE DONT PRAY TO GOD ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON GOD TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS. MAN CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.

IF WE PRAY AND FAST AND PAY TITHE, ACCRA WOULD BECOME CLEAN LIKE HAMBURG. WE DONT PRAY TO GOD ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON GOD TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS. MAN CANNOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
Bishop 11 years ago

To the average Ghanian common sense doesnt apply as long as we pray, God will do everything.

Its a fact that the situation in Accra is so bad. I went to Gh 2012 and when strolling through some places in Accra I had to hold ...
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To the average Ghanian common sense doesnt apply as long as we pray, God will do everything.

Its a fact that the situation in Accra is so bad. I went to Gh 2012 and when strolling through some places in Accra I had to hold my breath. The entire city is filled with stench, smoke, dust, traffic, flies and especially around Kolebu.

The stench around Kolebu is enough to make one puke at once. Bus amazingly the average Ghanaian doesnt care, they go about daily life like there is no problem in the country.

There were times I asked if the country had a leader! Who is the president, is there a Mayor, are there MPs in Accra? What are they doing? And sadly no one cares. These so called Mayor and MPS simply gets away with loot for doing no work.

We are clearly not ready for democracy. The white man might have to come back.
Kwesi 11 years ago

You're now living abroad and you think Accra smells. If you hadn't gone abroad you wouldn't have noticed that Accra smelt. Now you're outside and you think you're better than those left behind?

You're now living abroad and you think Accra smells. If you hadn't gone abroad you wouldn't have noticed that Accra smelt. Now you're outside and you think you're better than those left behind?
Bishop 11 years ago

Im only confirming what the writer is saying that Accra is dirty, and neither the leaders nor the citizens care.

As long as the big man has a house in East Legon and drives a 4x4 he doent care about what goes on in the re ...
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Im only confirming what the writer is saying that Accra is dirty, and neither the leaders nor the citizens care.

As long as the big man has a house in East Legon and drives a 4x4 he doent care about what goes on in the rest of the city forgetting that eventually any outbreak of disease could engulf the entire nation including his East legon.

But as usual the Black man is not sophisticated enough to see this impending danger. He is very short sighted and has never planned for anything.
Kwesi 11 years ago

If you lived all your life in Accra, you wouldn't notice that Accra smelt and you wouldn't describe your fellow citizens that way. You would have found a more neutral way of describing the problem. Now it is "their" problem a ...
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If you lived all your life in Accra, you wouldn't notice that Accra smelt and you wouldn't describe your fellow citizens that way. You would have found a more neutral way of describing the problem. Now it is "their" problem and "they" are so "dumb" as to be living in such filth and "they" don't even know that "they" are living in filth. You live outside so you're no longer part of "them". Now you're able to see how filthy it all is. Hmmm... Good for you, no bi so?
Ghfuo, change ur thinking 11 years ago

Gh, if you want God to bless you. Get rid of the filth. Fine, jail or allow filthy ppl to tear gutter or do volunteer. The ama, kma etc should reinstate the anti filth towncouncil.

Gh, if you want God to bless you. Get rid of the filth. Fine, jail or allow filthy ppl to tear gutter or do volunteer. The ama, kma etc should reinstate the anti filth towncouncil.
Ken Ntiamoa 11 years ago

Son, where in the article did the author say that he is abroad and therefore he is better than those at home. If the stench around you have blocked your nose, please go get yourself a nasal spray so you can smell better, OK?
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Son, where in the article did the author say that he is abroad and therefore he is better than those at home. If the stench around you have blocked your nose, please go get yourself a nasal spray so you can smell better, OK?

Ken
Obiba 11 years ago

You mean those who cant smell the stink shouls also get their passport and get out of the country? then as a nation, we have a long way to go if people who live in Ghana need to get use to smell. God bless our homeland Ghana

You mean those who cant smell the stink shouls also get their passport and get out of the country? then as a nation, we have a long way to go if people who live in Ghana need to get use to smell. God bless our homeland Ghana

C.Y. ANDY-K 11 years ago

Yes, Accra stinks, and some of us knew that even as kids spending holidays in the 1960s in Accra. Whenever we crossed the Korle Lagoon at Abossey Okai, going to Accra Central or back to the house, we used to hold our noses!
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Yes, Accra stinks, and some of us knew that even as kids spending holidays in the 1960s in Accra. Whenever we crossed the Korle Lagoon at Abossey Okai, going to Accra Central or back to the house, we used to hold our noses!

And since we lived not far from Sabon Zongo, I was also aware of parts which stank due largely to the poor drainage system. BUT, in those days, even the Zongos were cleaned regularly and rubbish was not thrown everywhere like today. The Town Council sanitary workers ("Tangas")that the colonial authorities introduced and the Native Authorities that the grandparents of some of us ran, were still active and most feared up to 1966 at least.

The writer acknowl. that the problem is a recent aggravation, thanks largely to the pop. outstripping the inst'nal capacity to clear the rubbish. The problem is thus the failure of the persons in charge of the responsible institutions.

I recently read that 2500 tonnes of rubbish is generated in Accra daily but only 1500 is collected! I found the gap too wide to believe but it is clear contracting Zoomlion alone to clean Accra is not working. Something must give. New thinking and action is sorely needed.

Anyway, it is interesting to be grappling with this dirt issue in light of Forbes choosing Accra as the 2nd best city to live in in Africa, after Cape Town.

Andy-K
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

Andy, my late grandmum and late mum called them "Townkasi" (akanisation of Town Council). As kids, I remember whenever they came on inspection and once they reached the outskirts of the town/village word spread like wide fir ...
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Andy, my late grandmum and late mum called them "Townkasi" (akanisation of Town Council). As kids, I remember whenever they came on inspection and once they reached the outskirts of the town/village word spread like wide fire that "Townkasi" was in town. Then all rubbish were quickly collected and properly disposed of, places were cleaned, dishes were washed, etc including even pouring kerosene on stagnant water to kills mosquito larvae.
Johnny USA 11 years ago

its true Ghana must follow the old days of the establishment of town council men back into the system.or they call them those days SABASABA men are comming.

its true Ghana must follow the old days of the establishment of town council men back into the system.or they call them those days SABASABA men are comming.
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

One does not have to live overseas to know that you live in filth!

One does not have to live overseas to know that you live in filth!
KK 11 years ago

The point is living outside and coming home to tell those there that they live in filth!!!

You think they don't know they live in filth?

The point is living outside and coming home to tell those there that they live in filth!!!

You think they don't know they live in filth?
Amega 11 years ago

wagyimi pii. Even those living in Ghana know that Accra stinks. A Global environmental NGO has listed Accra as the most polluted place on planet Earth due to the electronic waste and burning they do at Agbogbloshie right in t ...
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wagyimi pii. Even those living in Ghana know that Accra stinks. A Global environmental NGO has listed Accra as the most polluted place on planet Earth due to the electronic waste and burning they do at Agbogbloshie right in the center of Accra. You are too stupid to know that you are living in a poisonous environment that will eventually kill you.
yaya 11 years ago

Well Kwesi do not expect those living in abroad to come and pick up your gabage for you. when you shit inside plastic bag and throw them away, thing you are doing the right thing you wrong. you will get sick with malaria and ...
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Well Kwesi do not expect those living in abroad to come and pick up your gabage for you. when you shit inside plastic bag and throw them away, thing you are doing the right thing you wrong. you will get sick with malaria and die. Those in abroad have nothing to do with these. I went to Ghana and observe this problem myself. At Adabraka market, while sitting inside my care, I saw people urinating inside the gutter near the market. you ask yourself? are these animal, knowing well that people sell food in this market. Some new breed of Ghanaians have no conscious, plain foolish and stupid. I know well most Ghanaian go to church every Sunday, or almost everyday. they should know that God does not like filth. God is a clean God, why not devote one day in a month to clean the country. This will help a lot eliminate a lot of disease going on in the country and save lives.
yaya 11 years ago

my respond to Bishop,s article

my respond to Bishop,s article
togbe of hotso 11 years ago

You are stupid indeed.Can prayer sweep Accra you stupid fool and idiot.

You are stupid indeed.Can prayer sweep Accra you stupid fool and idiot.
Nana Oben 11 years ago

It appears you did not get the sarcasm in the Prophetess' posting. Ghanaians would rather "PRAY, DANCE, TITHE, DANCE ALL NIGHT" for deliverance instead of lifting their butts, hands and feet to ACTUALLY WORK FOR THEIR SALVATI ...
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It appears you did not get the sarcasm in the Prophetess' posting. Ghanaians would rather "PRAY, DANCE, TITHE, DANCE ALL NIGHT" for deliverance instead of lifting their butts, hands and feet to ACTUALLY WORK FOR THEIR SALVATION, be it wealth, health, marriage, education, jobs, etc. Those phony pastors have brainwashed us that Prayers and Tithing will solve ALL OUR PROBLEMS".

Amega 11 years ago

hell no! they don't think

hell no! they don't think
Ken Ntiamoa 11 years ago

So true. We need all night prayers every night. Only please make sure the diabetics don't take part. We don't want them to die in church.

Ken

So true. We need all night prayers every night. Only please make sure the diabetics don't take part. We don't want them to die in church.

Ken
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

What you are saying is not true. Basically, every city in Ghana stinks . Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, Takoradi , Tamale, etc. We are breeding like rabbits; we are about 25 million now still counting. We need to build new plann ...
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What you are saying is not true. Basically, every city in Ghana stinks . Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, Takoradi , Tamale, etc. We are breeding like rabbits; we are about 25 million now still counting. We need to build new planned cities like Nkrumah at Tema. At least, that would give employment to lots of people.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 11 years ago

MARCUS, you just confirmed what Kwesi Atta Sakyi wrote in the article but you claimed what he said is not true. Is that not a contradiction?

The problem is not overpopulation but indiscipline and impunity in Ghana. Ghanaia ...
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MARCUS, you just confirmed what Kwesi Atta Sakyi wrote in the article but you claimed what he said is not true. Is that not a contradiction?

The problem is not overpopulation but indiscipline and impunity in Ghana. Ghanaian authorities and law enforcement agencies are unable or unwilling to enforce laws, rules and regulations. That is the problem and without a culture of self-discipline, people dispose off waste anywhere. That is the source problem.

Instead of enforcing the laws, rules and regulations, once a group complains the authorities stop enforcement. For example, I heard the Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive saying that they suspended the enforcement of not allowing hawkers on the pavement during the christams festivities and now the hawkers have continued to do so after the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The President also said, when market women appealed to him about the seizure of imitation wax from China, the action was suspended for the Christmas holidays. What stupidity is that? It's only in Ghana that law enforcement is suspended to allow citizens to break. the law. I hope the authorities will read Kwesi's article because he resides in Zambia and not in Europe or North America, so he is comparing like with like.
MARCUS AMPADU 11 years ago

Kofi Ata of Cambridge, UK you must look carefully before you leap, as the saying goes.
I wasn't criticisizing Kwesi Atta Sekyi, rather, my remarks were directed at KnYc(USMC) for his ridiculous post. Please open your eyes n ...
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Kofi Ata of Cambridge, UK you must look carefully before you leap, as the saying goes.
I wasn't criticisizing Kwesi Atta Sekyi, rather, my remarks were directed at KnYc(USMC) for his ridiculous post. Please open your eyes next time, I still insist that Ghana has stinky and filthy cities because of population explosion. The indiscipline you alluded to existed when our population was even below 10 million.
Amega 11 years ago

Are you telling the world there hasn't been population explosion anywhere in the world or Africa in particular?
The problem in Ghana is indiscipline and wanton disregard of rules and regulations by the general population par ...
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Are you telling the world there hasn't been population explosion anywhere in the world or Africa in particular?
The problem in Ghana is indiscipline and wanton disregard of rules and regulations by the general population partly due to Rawlings and NDC politics. Ghana was never like that until the fraudster came on the scene. There has been population explosion in many parts of the world, but disciplined nations planned and continue to plan to deal with it.
CAN'T WE AGREE TO DISAGREE, S 11 years ago

You should have picked an Akan sounding appellation for me to address you in proper Twi. Of course, there is undisciplined behaviors throughout the length & breath of our country, but the problem of our stinking and dirty cit ...
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You should have picked an Akan sounding appellation for me to address you in proper Twi. Of course, there is undisciplined behaviors throughout the length & breath of our country, but the problem of our stinking and dirty cities are made worse by our unbridled population. In my opinion, overpopulation is the main cause of our stinky and dirty cities.
Amega 11 years ago

is it overpopulation that is making children burn dangerous electronic waste right at the center of Accra at Agbogbloshie to get copper while the Minister of Health, the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Children a ...
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is it overpopulation that is making children burn dangerous electronic waste right at the center of Accra at Agbogbloshie to get copper while the Minister of Health, the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Children and Women Affairs, and lastly the Osama bin Laden cousin Accra Mayor look on unconcerned? Google to find out the most polluted place on Planet Earth, and you will see Accra as the most polluted place. Is that how we want our country to be by giving a flimsy excuse of overpopulation?
CYBERGHANA 11 years ago

I SEE IT AS FAILURE OF GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY. BOTH THE CENTRAL GOVT. & THE LOCAL GOVTS. ARE WORTHLESS. NOBODY IS ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE. THINGS NEED TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.

I SEE IT AS FAILURE OF GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY. BOTH THE CENTRAL GOVT. & THE LOCAL GOVTS. ARE WORTHLESS. NOBODY IS ACCOUNTABLE TO ANYONE. THINGS NEED TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
PRINCE ARMAH 11 years ago

We need good town planners period.

We need good town planners period.

Concerned citizen 11 years ago

Tell all the Asantes to go back to Kumasi

Tell all the Asantes to go back to Kumasi
WARD GDX - WE THE PEOPLE 11 years ago

Kwasiato.

Had it not been the Ashantis and their Akan cousins, the whole Accra would have been like the stinking slums ghettos dwelt by the indigenes

Kwasiato.

Had it not been the Ashantis and their Akan cousins, the whole Accra would have been like the stinking slums ghettos dwelt by the indigenes
KnYc(USMC) 11 years ago

How many GA people do own a self contain? Can they afford to build a house, ask yourself, without we Akans there is no Ghana. Jamestown is full of GAs, but look how nasty it is.

How many GA people do own a self contain? Can they afford to build a house, ask yourself, without we Akans there is no Ghana. Jamestown is full of GAs, but look how nasty it is.
Atta 11 years ago

Listen to nonsense. that is why we will always have 2 regions to vote for us and remain in opposition for good.

Listen to nonsense. that is why we will always have 2 regions to vote for us and remain in opposition for good.
Okainjah Cowboy 11 years ago

TSINA"an animal like you,you are a real son of a flirting bull dog...do you animal have a house of your own?"ONYE AYE SOORMI...KOLO KO BI/ONYE YAKA GBOMOR AYE EGBEMI...ODONKPO"

TSINA"an animal like you,you are a real son of a flirting bull dog...do you animal have a house of your own?"ONYE AYE SOORMI...KOLO KO BI/ONYE YAKA GBOMOR AYE EGBEMI...ODONKPO"
Johnny USA 11 years ago

NYE DZOR GBOR MOR NEKE.?COWBOY

NYE DZOR GBOR MOR NEKE.?COWBOY
Speedy Gonzalez 11 years ago

Mr.kwesi Atta Sakyi,what are you practically doing about the poor sanitation in Accra?.You do not just walk away when confronted with health issues of this caliber,talking about is only the first step,now you have the obl ...
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Mr.kwesi Atta Sakyi,what are you practically doing about the poor sanitation in Accra?.You do not just walk away when confronted with health issues of this caliber,talking about is only the first step,now you have the obligation to go to the next level,which is effectively doing something about it.It is outrageous when people do nothing but condemn,please learn to take action about it.Let us learn to talk less and do more,whenever problems or issues arise,that we are sure will harm us or the people around,we should take a stand to do something about it.Atta Sakyi could have come out with the way forward or pick brains how it could be solved.Sadly,he followed his mouth, to talk and do nothing.We need problem solvers,people who think deep and come out with respectful ways of getting things done effectively.We must stop talking only,it is unhelpful,not effective and leads to nothing.
KK 11 years ago

EU WILL TURN THESE RIVERS INTO BETTER AQUATIC LIFE INSTEAD OF GABBAGE. ONE GHANA WILL STAR BUYING WATER SINCE THE COUNTRY LEADERS DON'T CARE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE. GABBAGE EVERYWHERE AND OPEN DRAINS GABBAGE, BREEDING GROUND F ...
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EU WILL TURN THESE RIVERS INTO BETTER AQUATIC LIFE INSTEAD OF GABBAGE. ONE GHANA WILL STAR BUYING WATER SINCE THE COUNTRY LEADERS DON'T CARE AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE. GABBAGE EVERYWHERE AND OPEN DRAINS GABBAGE, BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQITOS INSTAED OF UNDERGROUND DRAINS.
Agyeman 11 years ago

Accra is a collection of primitive tribes coming to live in the city with their village mentality.Its funny that the only cities worth mention are all in southern africa bcoz Ghanaian animals shit anywhere openly,trade everyw ...
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Accra is a collection of primitive tribes coming to live in the city with their village mentality.Its funny that the only cities worth mention are all in southern africa bcoz Ghanaian animals shit anywhere openly,trade everywhere and bribery is the order of the day.Go to Harare,Nairobi,Cape town or Windhoek and see Accra is just a big village shithole
All Die be Die 11 years ago

you are right,too many bush men have headed for the capital.they all need special ID cards to come to the capital.

you are right,too many bush men have headed for the capital.they all need special ID cards to come to the capital.
Agyeman 11 years ago

Unfortunately,some of those "bushmen" are my own nasty relatives.Truth be told.

Unfortunately,some of those "bushmen" are my own nasty relatives.Truth be told.
B Ranks 11 years ago

Nobody is a bushman than u,change thy style and system of government from central to federation which will allow ya so-called bushmen to develop their bush area and ya gonna find out that you`re the real bushman,after all you ...
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Nobody is a bushman than u,change thy style and system of government from central to federation which will allow ya so-called bushmen to develop their bush area and ya gonna find out that you`re the real bushman,after all you and yours are the ones shitting openly, name stealer like you.
Asiwome 11 years ago

It is woefully true that villages are cleaner than cities, but why is it that the villagers who come to Accra behave differently?
There is a dehumanizing element in the cities. In the cities are huge money making-making str ...
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It is woefully true that villages are cleaner than cities, but why is it that the villagers who come to Accra behave differently?
There is a dehumanizing element in the cities. In the cities are huge money making-making structures versus disenfranchised natives. The people who operate these nice looking businesses must be held responsible for the upkeep of the cities. Cities are the new faces of villages. Love thy neighbor.
Kobena 11 years ago

Asiwome,
You are right about the effect of the cities on villagers. It is called "Assimilation." When you go to the average compound house in Accra, toilets, bathrooms and kitchens have all been converted and rented as "bedr ...
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Asiwome,
You are right about the effect of the cities on villagers. It is called "Assimilation." When you go to the average compound house in Accra, toilets, bathrooms and kitchens have all been converted and rented as "bedrooms", if they originally had them, that is.

They point the newcomer to the beach, where everyone does their own thing. Our incompetent politicians do not enforce simple laws because they make unreasonable promises to all and sundry at election time and find themselves in a tight corner after elections.

In 1992, Rawlings promised the people of Teshie not to pull down their houses,even though they had been paid compensation for a dual carriageway. The result is the stifling gridlock in the area. ET Mensah promised not to move the hawkers on the streets of Accra and we know what is happening now.

In 2008 Wofa Atta promised to legalies "galamsey." The result is the devastation of the countryside. Ghana's stinky environment is all down to our clues, thieving politicians!
peace 11 years ago

disband ama mahama himself should be cleaning gutters it stinks like hell

disband ama mahama himself should be cleaning gutters it stinks like hell
HAJIA S, UK 11 years ago

I QUIET AGREE WITH U THAT ACCRA STINKS, BUT PLS DONT INSULT THE ZONGO,THE ZONGO OF TODAY,DOES NOT SMELL OR STINKS

I QUIET AGREE WITH U THAT ACCRA STINKS, BUT PLS DONT INSULT THE ZONGO,THE ZONGO OF TODAY,DOES NOT SMELL OR STINKS
Nii Akwei 11 years ago

As a young man growing up in Accra, I remember when Kwame Nkrumah was President, AMA had a Task Force who went house-to house to check sanitation.

As a young man growing up in Accra, I remember when Kwame Nkrumah was President, AMA had a Task Force who went house-to house to check sanitation.
OBINNA 11 years ago

ARE THE POLITICIANS ALLOWING THE MAYOR TO DO HIS WORK? THIS MAN CAME WITH A SERIOUS AGENDA TO HELP CLEAN THE CITY AND BEAUTIY IT. ARE THE POLTICIANS ALLOWING HIM TO DO HIS WORK? AS USUAL, POLITICAL INTERVENTION AND INTERFERAN ...
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ARE THE POLITICIANS ALLOWING THE MAYOR TO DO HIS WORK? THIS MAN CAME WITH A SERIOUS AGENDA TO HELP CLEAN THE CITY AND BEAUTIY IT. ARE THE POLTICIANS ALLOWING HIM TO DO HIS WORK? AS USUAL, POLITICAL INTERVENTION AND INTERFERANCE ARE TO BLAME. GHANA WILL FRUSTRATE YOU UNTIL YOU GIVE UP. NOBODY FOLLOWS THE LAWS, NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT.
Atta 11 years ago

Ghanaians are not stubborn, Mr. writer but rather illiteracy and rural attitude does not allow as to behave in a decent way. A Ghanaian will use sachet water and drop the empty plastic in an open gutter instead of using the d ...
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Ghanaians are not stubborn, Mr. writer but rather illiteracy and rural attitude does not allow as to behave in a decent way. A Ghanaian will use sachet water and drop the empty plastic in an open gutter instead of using the dustbin which will be siting a few feet away from him.
WALT 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
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Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
Victor A. Young 11 years ago

I believe Ghana needs to draw a comprehensive national sewerage and refuse recycling program that will involve input implementation and monitoring at all district and regional levels.

The indiscriminate disposal of refuse ...
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I believe Ghana needs to draw a comprehensive national sewerage and refuse recycling program that will involve input implementation and monitoring at all district and regional levels.

The indiscriminate disposal of refuse and human waste is causing serious health epidemic in Ghana. The city of Accra is a prime example; people literary go to the beaches esp. James Town areas just to ease themselves (men and women) into the sea, right on the rocky banks behind the slaughter house/light house areas. It seems the AMA and our city or govt. environmental and Tourist ministries don't give a damn about this horrible situation. This is completely an environmental pollution problem which needs immediate attention.

Hopefully, a new govt. will take the task upon itself to educate citizens of Ghana about the need for everyone to show some respect and commitment to obey and abide city and environmental rules to make Accra and other cities in the country clean and healthy place to live. Honestly, the horrible and unhygienic situation shouldn't be left as it is---it's an eyesore and a big disgrace.

What and how do we want the international community to see us; how do we promote our tourism? It's a big question we all have to find solutions or answers to, or address.
Victor A. Young 11 years ago

I believe Ghana needs to draw a comprehensive national sewerage and refuse recycling program that will involve input implementation and monitoring at all district and regional levels.

The indiscriminate disposal of refuse ...
read full comment

I believe Ghana needs to draw a comprehensive national sewerage and refuse recycling program that will involve input implementation and monitoring at all district and regional levels.

The indiscriminate disposal of refuse and human waste is causing serious health epidemic in Ghana. The city of Accra is a prime example; people literary go to the beaches esp. James Town areas just to ease themselves (men and women) into the sea, right on the rocky banks behind the slaughter house/light house areas. It seems the AMA and our city or govt. environmental and Tourist ministries don't give a damn about this horrible situation. This is completely an environmental pollution problem which needs immediate attention.

Hopefully, a new govt. will take the task upon itself to educate citizens of Ghana about the need for everyone to show some respect and commitment to obey and abide city and environmental rules to make Accra and other cities in the country clean and healthy place to live. Honestly, the horrible and unhygienic situation shouldn't be left as it is---it's an eyesore and a big disgrace.

What and how do we want the international community to see us; how do we promote our tourism? It's a big question we all have to find solutions or answers to, or address.
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
Walt 11 years ago

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addi ...
read full comment

Dear Wofa Atta,
I read this excellent article.
Are you a teacher or an educationist?
I like the way you write.

If I were the Minister of Environment or Health in Ghana, I would do the following as the first step in addition to the suggestions in your article:
a) ban the black plastic bags
b) ban pure water in plastic bags
c) introduce operation clean up your area every first Saturday of the month like we had operation feed yourself in the 70s.

Please get in touch.
We may be able to make some impact even if we do not reside in Ghana.

Have a good Sunday.
Looking forward to hearing from you.

Walt
WALT 11 years ago

Churches should spend 2 -3 hours a week to clean their environment

Churches should spend 2 -3 hours a week to clean their environment
WALT 11 years ago

PRISONERS CAN CLEAN WEEKENDS

PRISONERS CAN CLEAN WEEKENDS
NOAH 11 years ago

Thank you very much bro Kwesi, am not NPP fun but Kufour have left a mark.

Our leaders travel regularly around the world visiting major cities but fail to pick or see how hygienic those cities are.

I walk on the street ...
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Thank you very much bro Kwesi, am not NPP fun but Kufour have left a mark.

Our leaders travel regularly around the world visiting major cities but fail to pick or see how hygienic those cities are.

I walk on the street of Accra for more than two hours holding water plastic sheet in my hand not knowing where to dump it.

A simple city council dust bin alone the road could have made the situation better and would have provided more than 50% solution.

Thank you once again Kwesi for raising this issue.
oppong london 11 years ago

accra is a bad city to be capital of ghana,no water,no better roads,awkward airport,over populated,some regions are becoming part of accra,in this wise the capital needs to be changed to sunyani,but not tamale as proposed ear ...
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accra is a bad city to be capital of ghana,no water,no better roads,awkward airport,over populated,some regions are becoming part of accra,in this wise the capital needs to be changed to sunyani,but not tamale as proposed earlier on because they are too primitive.
ATOTOBOTOM MAHAMA 11 years ago

THE SAME AS MAHAMA SINKING COLLAPSING GHANA,PERIOD USELESS MAHAMA

THE SAME AS MAHAMA SINKING COLLAPSING GHANA,PERIOD USELESS MAHAMA
YOOMOBEGA 11 years ago

And Alfred Oko Vanderpuije still remains the Mayor of the stinking city and nobody has called for his resignation. There's Ghana for you! All over the world, non performing CEO's, coaches and public officials are fired everyd ...
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And Alfred Oko Vanderpuije still remains the Mayor of the stinking city and nobody has called for his resignation. There's Ghana for you! All over the world, non performing CEO's, coaches and public officials are fired everyday.
But not in malfunctioning Ghana.
Sintim 11 years ago

That is the face and breath of corruption.

That is the face and breath of corruption.
Whatever 11 years ago

We are not enforcing the laws on loitering, not innovative too, so why won't we feel lazy collection waste and keeping the city clean?

We are not enforcing the laws on loitering, not innovative too, so why won't we feel lazy collection waste and keeping the city clean?
KK 11 years ago

Has it now been moved to the opposite of the old Parliament building? There is a huge ancient cathedral there if you cross High Street. It is not a Catholic Cathedral.

Other questions to the writer

1. Did you make any a ...
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Has it now been moved to the opposite of the old Parliament building? There is a huge ancient cathedral there if you cross High Street. It is not a Catholic Cathedral.

Other questions to the writer

1. Did you make any attempt to talk to a few officers of the metropolitan authority to know of their awareness and what they are intending to do to ameliorate the problem?

2. Do you have any statistics to back up your claim that Accra used to be the preferred destination of UN and multi-governmental organisations who no longer choose our capital city for their conferences?

3. What is the sanitary situation in Lusaka?
BE BOLD 11 years ago

Why Lusaka? He did not mention Lusaka so why bring that up and not Abidjan, Nairobi or elsewhere?

Why Lusaka? He did not mention Lusaka so why bring that up and not Abidjan, Nairobi or elsewhere?
KK 11 years ago

That's why...

That's why...
Whatever 11 years ago

If I litter, the AMA should arrest and fine me. that way all of us will be discipline and avoid dirtying the city

If I litter, the AMA should arrest and fine me. that way all of us will be discipline and avoid dirtying the city
BE BOLD 11 years ago

"Perhaps, Accra Metropolitan Assembly has to provide refuse or garbage cans or bins and a lot more personnel should be deployed to keep the city spick and span." Who will pay the workers and where are the funds? Fruits for t ...
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"Perhaps, Accra Metropolitan Assembly has to provide refuse or garbage cans or bins and a lot more personnel should be deployed to keep the city spick and span." Who will pay the workers and where are the funds? Fruits for thoughts.
Johnny USA 11 years ago

Oko our Americano man cant take care of Accra as is shocking.He can make it.

Oko our Americano man cant take care of Accra as is shocking.He can make it.
Better Ghana Agenda 11 years ago

OKO VANDERPOYE WAS RECENTLY DECORATED WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE AWARD FOR MAKING ACCRA THE CLEANEST.CIRCLE-NEOPLAN STATION SECTION OF ODAW RIVER THE YARDSTICK FOR THE AWARD. Hmmmmmm !!!

OKO VANDERPOYE WAS RECENTLY DECORATED WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE AWARD FOR MAKING ACCRA THE CLEANEST.CIRCLE-NEOPLAN STATION SECTION OF ODAW RIVER THE YARDSTICK FOR THE AWARD. Hmmmmmm !!!
Yaala 11 years ago

It is appalling and flabbergasting to hear and see that our famous capital is in this kind of condition

It is appalling and flabbergasting to hear and see that our famous capital is in this kind of condition

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