Editorial
AMA, EPA must control noise level in the capital
Dear Editor,
Days after the announcement of the traditional ban on drumming and noise making have been one that residence in certain parts of the capital have enjoyed relative peace in so many days.
Writing from Osu where night-life is creating a lot of inconvenience to indigenes, the place become so quite at nights without the loud uncontrolled sounds from loud speakers mounted by drinking spots.
One can have good night sleep for the month-long period the ban is expected to last and then the status-quo returns.
This is where the problem lies. Operators of these bars would not listen to concerns from the neighbourhood within which they operate.
From Monday to Sunday, they make so much noise and no one is able to have rest after work but I know that there are agencies that are supposed to regulate the activities of these pubs but it appears nothing is being done about them.
From where I stay, I wish officials from the Korle Klottey Metropolitan Assembly and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would visit areas around the Osu R-E and Kuku Hill areas at nights to see everything for themselves.
These unchecked behaviour is to a large extent promoting indiscipline. Operators do not care about the wellbeing of residents around because they believe the agencies responsible would be off duty at that time.
No one is against their businesses but they must also know and understand it is unlawful to also infringe the rights of others.
I want to urge officers of these agencies to patrol those areas at night and enforce laws that are supposed to protect citizens.
Seth Yamoah,
Osu
Dear Editor,
I wish to use this esteemed platform to urge the traditional councils of Osu and La to call for independent investigation into the recent demolition exercise at Kaajaano.
The exercise rendered hundreds homeless.
Information about the reason for the demolition has been scanty with those desiring to know feeding heavily on social media posts.
One particular name –Jato, has been associated with it but under whose instruction the exercise was carried is also not known.
Sadly, instead of getting to know who ordered the demolition and for what reasons, traditional authorities of Osu and La have been embroiled in a tug-of-war over ownership of the said land.
This is premature. At this moment, they should call for investigation into the exercise to know the people behind it.
When that is done, then discussions about the owners of the site can begin. That would end the posture of the two neighbouring town which has the potential to turn into something else.
Ataa Osa Mensah,
Osu
Dear Editor,
I wish to use your respected platform to draw the attention of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to the behaviour of traders and some drivers about the use of lower denomination coins, specifically the 20 and 10 pesewas.
About two weeks ago, I read in your sister newspaper, The Ghanaian Times about this problem and the caution that followed from the BoG and some economic analysts.
The warning they gave was that the continuous rejection of the notes could create pricing problems which can eventually affect inflation.
I thought that would put to bed that practice or refusal to accept the coins when given out as change or use to pay for particular service.
Unfortunately, the problem still persist among traders, drivers, customers and passengers alike. Only last week, there was as altercation in the Accra Central area where a woman refused to accept five 20 pesewas note totaling one cedi.
As the argument continued, the trader decided not to sell to the customer again after by-standers explained to her that it was still a legal tender and those that refused it could become offenders.
This is an issue the BoG and other regulatory agencies must go and explain to the people and let them know that it is unlawful not to accept a currency that is still in use.
It nothing was done, it could create a much more serious problems.
Mary Osei Badu,
Swedru
