By Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, April 14, GNA – Mr Solomon Noi-Adzeman Nuetey, Director of Waste Management at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has called for a review of the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) Programme structure to be transferred to local assemblies.
This move, he believes, will help alleviate the city’s sanitation challenges.
“We need to review the YEA programme for control to be given to local assemblies to ease the choked city of filth,” Mr Nuetey stated during a working visit by the Committee for Sanitation and Water Resources of Parliament to the Greater Accra Region on Monday.
The Committee’s visit aimed to oversee the state of sanitation and water resources in the region. Mr Nuetey pledged the AMA’s commitment to working towards keeping the area clean.
He emphasised the need for collaboration to address the city’s sanitation issues.
Another pressing concern raised by Mr Nuetey was the need for an intermediate treatment facility to bridge the gap in disease prevention.
“We need an intermediate treatment facility that will bridge the close chain gap for diseases,” he stressed.
The AMA’s efforts to improve sanitation in Accra align with the government’s broader goals.
In 2017, Parliament approved a budgetary allocation of over GH¢ 255 million to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources. This allocation included funds for capital goods and inflows from donor partners to support the ministry’s initiatives.
The Committee for Sanitation and Water Resources’ visit to Greater Accra highlights the importance of addressing sanitation challenges in the region.
Mr John Oti Bless, Chairperson of the Sanitation and Water Resource Committee of Parliament, highlighted the Committee’s close working relationship with the AMA to tackle sanitation challenges in the city.
He emphasised that this collaboration aimed to put the government on its toes to ease the city of filth.
As a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta North, Mr Bless has demonstrated his commitment to improving sanitation and water resources in Ghana.
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