The Ada East District Assembly has issued a stern warning to waste management giant Zoomlion Ghana Limited, threatening to terminate its contract following persistent delays in refuse collection across the district.
The ultimatum comes on the back of mounting complaints from local residents and traders regarding uncollected heaps of refuse at the Kasseh Market and the Pentecost area, sparking serious fears of potential health hazards.
Speaking to journalists after a crucial stakeholder engagement involving traders, assembly officials, local leaders, and representatives from the waste management company, the District Chief Executive for Ada East, Kenneth Kabu Kofi Kanor, voiced deep frustration over the company’s substandard operations.
Mr Kanor revealed that communal refuse containers are frequently left overflowing for up to a fortnight, despite continuous complaints lodged with the firm. He noted that Zoomlion repeatedly cites fuel shortages and operational bottlenecks as reasons for the delays, a posture he described as demonstrating a clear lack of urgency toward public sanitation.
He stated that the Assembly has now placed Zoomlion on probation until the end of the year to closely monitor its performance, warning that failure to achieve significant operational improvements within this window will lead to the immediate revocation of their contract.
Joining the call for urgent action, the Member of Parliament for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, condemned the worsening sanitation conditions, warning that the situation poses severe health risks, particularly to vulnerable community members.
The lawmaker disclosed that Zoomlion receives approximately GH¢98,000 quarterly, translating to nearly GH¢400,000 annually, for waste collection services in the district, making their poor performance entirely unacceptable.
Madam Cudjoe-Ghansah assured constituents of her personal intervention to remedy the immediate crisis, announcing that tipper trucks and a backhoe are being deployed to clear the backed-up refuse without delay.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana