Ensure order at Osu Cemetery

Dear Editor,

I wish to use your platform to commend the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) for the decision to suspend activities at the Osu Cemetery for a period of two months.

This action should have been taken long ago due to how operations at the facility have been conducted in the past.

Some of the reasons mentioned for the action, including unauthorised sale of burial spaces, unlawful exhumation of graves, and desecration of human remains, have been concerns for a lot of visitors.

Truth is, the place, which is supposed to be a resting place for the dead, has been turned into a hub for wee smokers and other drug peddlers. Sometimes, one wonders which agency is actually in charge of the facility.

It is my hope that the suspension would enable the Assembly to conduct a comprehensive assessment and audit of the management of the cemetery. Within the period, they must take steps to restore order at the place, put in place proper security measures, and in future, check the way and manner people are employed to work there.

And as part of the audit, KoKMA must also find ways to transform the cemetery by stopping the huge tombs and employing the military cemetery model.

Nabi Akweley, Osu

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