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Source: Ghana/IGNetwork.com/Tengey Gabriel Yao
The Assistance Municipal Environmental Health Officer (MEHO) in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, Mr. Samuel Yao Mensah Amegbletor, has stopped citizens of Dzodze Ablorme from dumping rubbish in an authorized place.
According to him, residence has taken it upon themselves to dump rubbish just right behind the toilet in the area which in his view is improper hence the need to stop them.
He said the sting from the toilet as well as the refuge dump (Adukpo) is unbearable for other citizens living some few meters away.
He noted that, the situation however put people’s lives at risk in the whole community and it is his duty to make sure the health of the people is secured.
Speaking further, he stated that the Ablorme community has a dustbin but they said they do not have a land for it to be placed so they left the dustbin at “Dzesime”, an area far from them.
“What I did was to tell them (citizens) to be sending the rubbish to where the dustbin is since they don’t have a land to keep the dustbin close to them” he added..
He observed that since he stopped the citizens from dumping the wastes in that unauthorized place, he is yet to see the authorities including the Assembly Member and the Chief of the area confront him so he thinks what he did was right.
He also hinted that, plans are far advance to close down the toilet as well because the citizens in the area are not taking a good care of it.
Edited by: Sir DY/IGNetwork