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Residents of the Adipa/Asiaw Electoral Area in the Eastern Region have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government, demanding the suspension of waste transfers from Agbogbloshie to the Adipa landfill site and requesting meaningful community consultation.
The residents contend that the ongoing disposal of substantial quantities of solid waste is generating significant environmental and health hazards, including exposed refuse, persistent malodorous conditions, and the potential for groundwater contamination during rainfall events.
Additionally, residents assert that the situation has deteriorated to such an extent that certain community members are relocating from the township.
During remarks to the media, Emmanuel Asamoah, Assembly Member for the Adipa/Asiaw Electoral Area, cautioned that residents would obstruct roads providing access to the landfill site should the government neglect to resolve their grievances within the designated seven-day timeframe.
Mr Asamoah emphasized that the community is bearing the environmental consequences of waste produced in the nation’s capital without sufficient dialogue or regard for resident welfare.
“This transcends environmental concerns. It represents a question of equity, respect and fundamental fairness. Our community has endured an overwhelming influx of solid waste originating from the national capital.
Residents are now compelled to coexist with vast quantities of uncovered refuse that attracts vermin, produces intolerable stench and substantially diminishes our living standards,” he stated.
The residents are calling for an immediate cessation of waste transfers to facilitate stakeholder consultation and a reassessment of the waste management protocols affecting the community.
They indicated that non-compliance with the seven-day ultimatum would precipitate additional measures, including the closure of access routes to the landfill site.