The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has directed its members to boycott the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA’s) massive cleanup exercise on Thursday.
The Vice President earlier directed the AMA and sanitation agencies to clear all refuse at unapproved dump sites in the metropolis within 10 days.
The AMA therefore resolved to organize a clean-up exercise on Thursday to clear the mountains of rubbish in the major markets in the metropolis in fulfillment of the directive given by the Vice President.
The exercise is also aimed at ridding the city of the filth that has engulfed it, as well as curbing the spread of cholera.
GUTA has however directed its members to boycott the clean-up exercise because the Assembly failed to consult it before announcing the exerise.
Speaking to Citi News, the President of GUTA, Mr. George Ofori said that though the AMA has been collecting tolls from traders, it has failed to use the funds for its intended purpose.
“If they think that the shop owners or the business community should do that[clean up]on their behalf then they don’t have any business coming to collect any business operating permit fees from traders,” Mr. Ofori added.
By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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