By Daniel Nii Okine for Sankofaonline
Frank Annoh Dompreh has crossed a line, and not a subtle one. It takes a remarkable level of political irresponsibility to turn a straightforward waste evacuation exercise into a tribal circus, but the Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri has done exactly that. His latest outburst, asking why the government did not dump Accra’s waste in Bole Bamboi but chose to dump it “on us here at Yaw Adipa,” is not merely reckless. It is inflammatory, divisive, and embarrassingly unserious for a lawmaker who should know better.
Let us be clear. The waste is not being dumped at Agbogbloshie. It is being dumped at Yaw Adipa. And instead of engaging the issue with facts, science, and policy, the MP has chosen to weaponize geography and ethnicity for cheap applause.
The suggestion that municipal waste from the Greater Accra Region should be transported six hundred kilometers to Bole Bamboi is not just illogical, it is insulting. Waste management is a technical discipline involving engineered landfills, recycling systems, environmental safeguards, and zoning regulations. It is not a political football to be kicked toward an opponent’s hometown. By proposing such nonsense, the MP reveals a stunning disregard for basic environmental science and a disturbing willingness to mislead the public.
But the geography is only the surface. Beneath it lies a deeper, more poisonous tactic. The invocation of Bole Bamboi is a deliberate tribal dog whistle. It is designed to stir resentment, to pit communities against each other, and to drag ethnic identity into a conversation that should be about public health and urban planning.
Ghana has fought too hard to build national cohesion for a sitting MP to casually tear at the seams over a garbage dump.
And then comes the most dangerous part. The MP is actively encouraging residents to resist the government’s waste management operations at Yaw Adipa. This is not boldness. It is recklessness. Waste evacuation is not a political stunt. It is a public health necessity. When waste disposal is obstructed by agitation, the consequences are deadly. Cholera, typhoid, malaria, clogged drains, and catastrophic flooding follow. Communities suffer. Children suffer. The poorest suffer most.
An MP’s duty is to propose safer alternatives, demand better infrastructure, and hold authorities accountable. It is not to incite citizens to block waste trucks without offering a single viable solution. That is not leadership. It is sabotage.
If Frank Annoh Dompreh truly cared about Yaw Adipa, he would be fighting for modern waste to energy plants, stronger sanitation budgets, and strict zoning laws to protect vulnerable communities. He would be pushing for recycling facilities and engineered landfills. He would be using his parliamentary influence to improve the system, not destroy it.
Instead, he has chosen the path of the rabble rouser. His comments expose a politician who sees the suffering of communities suffocating under urban waste not as a crisis to solve but as a convenient weapon to hurl at his opponents.
Ghanaians deserve better. They deserve leaders who understand the science of waste management, not those who suggest trucking garbage across half the country to score petty tribal points. They deserve lawmakers who protect public health, not those who inflame tensions and encourage resistance without solutions.
Frank Annoh Dompreh’s statement is more than political mischief. It is an insult to the intelligence, dignity, and safety of the very people he claims to represent.
Lister to his infamous comments HERE
