The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has recommended that District Assemblies use their Internally Generated Funds (IGF) to support sanitation services when Common Fund allocations are delayed. This call was made during the Committee’s working visit to municipalities in the Greater Accra Region, where they assessed sanitation and water management challenges.
The Committee, led by Hon. John Kwabena Bless Oti, visited the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, where they were briefed on the increasing volume of waste generated in the capital and difficulties in managing waste due to contracts signed without input from local assemblies.
The AMA’s Director of Waste Management, Solomon Noi-Adzeman Nuetey, suggested restructuring the Youth Employment Agency program to grant local assemblies greater control over sanitation interventions. Meanwhile, the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly’s Coordinating Director, Emmanuel Baisie, expressed frustration over deductions made directly from their accounts to pay waste management contractors without effective supervision.
Mr. Oti described Accra’s waste situation as “unfortunate” and pledged to raise the issue in Parliament, advocating for assemblies to engage service providers directly using their IGF. The Committee’s regional tour aims to cover 19 metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies to shape strategic recommendations for improving sanitation and water management .
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