Market women there as well as customers seem to be battling with the bad odor, but city authorities in charge of keeping the city clean have not paid any attention to the situation.

Citi News’ Philip Nii Lartey who filed a report from the same location a month ago, returned to report on the latest development.

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By: Philip Nii Lartey/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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But the story is different today.

After auditing some prime areas in Accra, Citi News gathered that parts Ghana’s capital city are bushy, filthy and stinky.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had promised to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa after his tenure but if nothing is done immediately, his dream would only be a mirage.

At Madina, heaps of refuse were seen at the base of almost every street light pole.

The bottom of the huge concrete pillars supporting an uncompleted footbridge has become a urinal and a refuse site.

The stench that emanates from the spot is so strong that it can knock one out if one stays in the area for too long.

Opposite Peter Pan restaurant is perhaps the heaviest heap of garbage.

There are sacks, cartons and big black poly bags full of refuse generated by market and motorist.

A ‘trotro’ driver who spoke to Citi News said “no sensible person will be happy with this situation.”

But he was seen throwing refuse from his van and justified his action arguing that there is a heap of refuse there already.

All these are happening under the nose of the La-Nkwatanang Municipal Office which is just a junction away and in the heart of a disorderly and dirty market.

From Madina to Accra, one can see over grown bushes in between lanes and along the roads. Trees planted here do not number more than five.

Their fate hang in a balance as the battle with wild weed to survive.

Labourers were however seen clearing the weeds from the Ghana Standards Board a few distance beyond Okponglo.

Spanner, a popular bus stop at the heart of Villa Montecello, Accra Mall and the Africa Regent Hotel are both engulfed in bush and garbage at the same time.

After a long week of hard work, city dwellers desirous of recreating at the beach behind Art Center will be completely turned off given that the beach lives up to the name its squatters have given it: ‘Borla Beach’ to wit Beach of Garbage.

Driving around the city with your family on a weekend should be fun. But not in Accra as almost every turn in the capital is bushy, filthy and stinky.

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By: Caleb Kudah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Street sweepers under the Zoomlion National Youth Employment Programme module, are also along with pedestrians and residents, contributing to the refuse heaped there.

The sweepers who interacted with Citi News at the Old Achimota walkway indicated that, they have been instructed by their bosses to dump the refuse they collect on the pavement for collection later on.

Organic waste generated from homes and inorganic waste are all dumped on the pavement.

The situation was the same at Lapaz where the Zoomlion sweepers claimed that their bosses told them to pile the refuse on the pavement for collection.

One of the sweepers suggested to Citi News that, the delay in collecting the refuse might be due to faulty trucks.

Some hawkers on the pavement at the Old Achimota walkway complained that the refuse there often lasts for almost a month before Zoomlion trucks come for collection.

But one of the Zoomlion sweepers, who spoke to Citi News, said the rubbish did not remain under the walkway for about a month as was alleged, but was usually collected after two weeks.

The sweeper admitted that, refuse heaped under the walkway was worrying, but said there was nowhere else for them to dump the rubbish.

She further revealed to Citi News that she and her colleagues have not been paid their GhC100.00 monthly salary since January. She lamented that life for her as a widow is very difficult and called on authorities of Zoomlion to pay them soon.

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By: Caleb Kudah/Godwin Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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