Delivering an address to inaugurate the committees, the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, said markets and business enclaves have unique sanitation challenges, as such there was the need for their challenges to be given special focus.

He further explained that, the initiative to constitute market-specific committees to address the challenge was a result of insanitary conditions in the various markets.

He noted that, in the various markets, traders collect and dump refuse in mini drains and onto the streets, a development that needed to be urgently addressed.

He said litter bins would also be provided for all shops for daily collection, noting that, the waste committee and the waste management companies, will hold a meeting to discuss registration, and fees to be paid daily for every seller in the market, to enable them to employ sweepers as well as provide logistics for the exercise.

He promised the Assembly would put in the necessary strategies to support this initiative.

Mr. Adjei Sowah said traders who fail to abide by the regulations and fees required, would either be driven out of the market or would be issued a summon to face court.

The use of special sanitation committee tasked with the responsibility of managing waste concerns in business enclaves, an initiative of the MCE of Accra, was first piloted in the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Enclave.

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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana