President John Dramani Mahama has stated every district will be responsible for its sanitation.
According to John Mahama, the Cabinet will soon meet on the decentralisation of the sanitation budget and make every district responsible for its sanitation.
He further revealed that the performance of MMDAs will be measured by Cleanliness.
Speaking to supporters in Dodowa during his thank you tour of the Greater Accra Region, President Mahama stated, “Cabinet will soon meet on a decentralisation of the sanitation budget and make every district responsible for its own sanitation”.
“Cleanliness will become one of the key performance indicators for measuring the performance of MMDAs and will determine whether they remain in office or are removed.”
“I’m happy you clapped because to whom much is given, much is expected,” Mahama remarked.
He further added, “More resources are going to be available to all assemblies to implement their development projects and carry out effective sanitation programmes to keep our districts clean.”
“It will be legally backed, properly funded, and operationalised through partnerships with local assemblies and private sector service providers.
MMDCs shall be responsible for ensuring the success of the National Sanitation Day events in their districts. Greater Accra, as the face of Ghana, must be clean, green, and dignified,” Mahama said.
Meanwhile, Manasseh Azure Awuni an award-winning investigative journalist has over the years been calling for the assemblies to be given back their resources to manage sanitation instead of the government channelling the funds to Zoomlion. If the assemblies need services, they can hire groups like BuzStopBoys to help.
He noted that relying on Zoomlion to solve filth in Ghana is like partnering with a convicted paedophile.
He revealed that partnering with Zoomlion to solve the sanitation problem in Ghana is like partnering with a convicted paedophile to undertake a campaign against child sex abuse.
See the post below:
Dear President John Dramani Mahama,
After 12 years of fighting, I’m waiting to clap for you.
You’re on the right path. Don’t be distracted by the corrupt beneficiaries of the looting system, who will be crawling into your office and home with so many lies about how only one… pic.twitter.com/9IpGQfiVN6
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) May 16, 2025
