Youth in Weija in the Ga South Municipal Assembly on Friday blocked the road leading to the landfill site in protest over unfulfilled promises by the government.
The irate youth cautioned that until government fulfill its promise to construct the Weija road and provide health care facilities; they will continue to prevent the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and Zoomlion Ghana Limited, from using the Weija land fill site.
Spokesperson for the youth, M.C Kwame said on Adom Fm’s Dwaso Nsem on Friday that, their decision is to demonstrate their anger at the government for not fulfilling the promises it made to them.
M. C Kwame said the liquid waste from the landfill site drains to their homes thereby causing serious health challenges to them, especially at a time when cholera is spreading fast in the region.
The Director of Waste Management at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mr. Blay Addison confirmed the blockade of the road by the youth to Adom FM.
A similar incident happened at Abelekuma a couple of years ago, when the chiefs and people prevented the AMA from using the site.
The Accra Area Manager of Zoomlion, Robert Coleman-Tetteh explained that the landfill site had been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and appealed to the youth allow the officials to do their work.
Mr. Coleman-Tetteh said the other option left for them is the Abokobi landfill site in the Ga East Municipality, should the Weija youth fail to grant them access.
Story: Samuel Mantey/ Adom News
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