Residents of gbalai and kulaa communities in the
tamale north constituency in the newly created Sagnarigu district in the
northern region of Ghana, are threatening fire and brimstone following the Tamale
Metropolitan Assembly’s refusal to properly maintain its landfill site located
in the area. The people and
their Assemblyman Alhassan Seidu told Savanna News this during a visit to
the landfill site that, they will mount road blocks
to stop any vehicle that will be bringing waste to the landfill site, if the
Assembly fails to properly maintain the place. Due to the lack of proper
maintenance of the only engineered landfill site in the region owned by the
Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, the heaps of solid garbage and human excreta
constantly being dumped at the site have began to decompose and breed colony of
houseflies which invade the homes of residents. This
is the second time in two years that residents of the Gbalai and Kulaa
communities are complaining of houseflies’ invasion into their homes and
causing nuisance to them anytime they are cooking, serving or eating food. In 2012, the same problem including other
concerns emerged and it took the then Mayor and other Assembly officials to go
and beg residents of the two communities to rescind their decision while they
addressed the problem. At the moment, residents are expressing fears of
being attacked by cholera and other health problems
due to the constant invasion of houseflies in their homes. Meanwhile, the Director of
Public Affairs, Tamale Metropolitan Assembly Issah Musah Salifu also admitted
in an interview that the present condition of the landfill site is terrible but
downplayed assertions by the community people that the situation could cause a
serious public health problem in the area. Mr. Salifu however gave the
assurance that Waste Management Company, Zoomlion Ghana, is assessing the
situation and is getting ready to move to the site to address the problem
before things get worse.
Source:Savannanews
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