General News of Thursday, 22 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, has criticised some Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) for failing to properly supervise sanitation contracts. Speaking during a recent inspection tour, she cautioned officials against assigning cleaning work to assembly staff. The regional minister also expressed dissatisfaction with sanitation efforts in Okaikwei North and Gbawe Central, noting that while progress in other areas had been encouraging, performance in these two municipalities remained poor. EXPLAINER: Why government is reintroducing National Sanitation Day“So far, so good, with the exception of Okaikwei North and Ga Central. According to the minister, both municipalities continue to face sanitation challenges because they fail to properly monitor the contractors hired to undertake cleaning activities.
