Editorial
National Unity Is What We Need
One Important Thing That Is Necessary For The Development Of This Country Is Unity On The Part Of Everyone In Order To Ensure That We Are Able To Get To Our Destination Socially, Economically And Politically.
Division In Any Form Must Be Eschewed By Everyone And All Groups Of People.
We All Need To Study The Purpose Of Peace As A Vehicle For Socioeconomic Development In The Country.
It Is, Indeed, Very Surprising That We Hear Of Conflicts, Disagreements And Fighting In Different Parts Of The Country. Such Negative Tendencies Ought To Be Avoided So That Together We Can Live In Peace And Harmony.
Any Time We Allow Divisions To Occur Among Our People, The Clock Of Progress Becomes Retarded.
In Our Socioeconomic Dispensation, We Expect Our Chieftaincy Institutions To Unite And Come Together For A Common Purpose. Our Chiefs And Elders Must Always Support The Truth And Refrain From Intervening In Matters That Could Go Against The Travesty Of Justice.
At The Same Time, All Ghanaians Must First See Themselves As Belonging To The Country First And Foremost Before Any Other Considerations.
Our Identity As Ghanaians Must Run Paramount To Any Other Things In The Country.
We Also Expect People Of Various Faiths To See Themselves As One People With A Common Destiny.
If This Is Done, Unnecessary Disagreements And Conflicts Would Not Occur.
This Explains Why Various Ethnic Conflicts In Different Parts Of The Country Should Be Seen As Needless. These Conflicts Do Not Promote Socioeconomic Development.
It Is Also Important To Note That Political Actors Must See Themselves As Friends Or Brothers And Sisters But Not Enemies. Each Political Group Must Feel Free To Come Out With Its Ideas Without Fear Or Favour.
It Is Also Important For These Political Parties To Refrain From Insults And Atrocious Attacks.
They Must Come Out With Programmes That Are Convincing Enough To Influence People For Their Votes
Ghana Is A Beautiful Country That Must Be Maintained As Such For The Present And Future Generations. The Children Yet Unborn Must All Come To Experience The Culture Of Unity So That As One People, We Will Be Able To Attain National Progress, Development And Unity.
We All Have A Responsibility Towards This Purpose. For This Reason, We Must All Be Responsible Towards Each Other In A Peaceful And Cordial Manner.
Our Parliamentarians Are Included In This Desire Even In The Light Of Enjoyment Of Parliamentary Immunity, Which Can Exempt Them From Certain Sanctions. Let Each Of Us Work Hard Towards The Attainment Of Unity, This Invaluable Ingredient Of National Development, For The Positive Transformation Of This Noble Country.
Dear Editor
I wish to draw attention to the increasing number of children begging for alms on the streets of the capital.
This has become a common sight at traffic lights, markets and busy intersections.
Many of these children should be in school, but instead they spend long hours under the hot sun and in dangerous traffic.
Sadly, they are sometimes found in the company of their parents, the same people expected to ensure that these minors spend those hours in school.
These children are usually exposed to accidents, exploitation and abuse. The situation does not only affects their future but also reflects poorly on our society.
I appeal to parents and guardians to take greater responsibility for their children.
I also urge the government, the Department of Social Welfare and other relevant agencies to intensify efforts to rescue these children, provide them with education and support their families where necessary.
I also wish to employ the ‘Samaritans’ who gives money to these children to also spend a few seconds to ask these children why they beg for alms on the street and not going to school.
Getting these children off the street must now be seen as a shared responsibility.
Every child deserves a safe home, quality education and the opportunity to achieve their full potential. By working together, we can reduce street begging and give these children a brighter future.
From Eugene Ampiaw,
Dansoman
In addition to the severe flooding that Accra is already experiencing a major sanitation crisis is imminent as the Kpone dump approaches closure.
Currently, there are now just two significant disposal sites in the area: the Adepa dumpsite in the Ga West Municipal Assembly, which is close to Amasaman, and the Kpone Waste Landfill.
Inquiries so far, revealed that the Kpone site is almost at capacity and will likely close in the next six months. As a result, waste is accumulating at local markets and municipal collection points throughout the capital.
The situation has been made worse by the recent terrible floods, and immediate action is required to prevent the impending crisis.
The fundamental issue is that accumulating uncollected waste during rainy seasons poses significant threats to public health, including the possibility of cholera, typhoid, and malaria outbreaks.
Subsequent investigations showed that the Kpone plant, which was initially built to manage 500 tonnes of waste per day, has been handling almost twice that much, shortening its lifespan.
Many towns’ waste collection operations have been badly impacted by this looming shutdown, and the fact that Accra has few disposal choices is even more disturbing.
Now, waste collection vehicles face abnormally long queues at the Kpone site, and residents complain that most of the tricycles, referred to as “Aboboyaa,” leave rubbish uncollected in residential and commercial areas.
Although the Zoompak waste transfer station was authorised by the government to reopen in order to help manage daily waste volumes, it is still unable to handle the enormous volumes of waste generated every day.
According to Dr. Peter Kwesi Dagadu, Managing Director of the Landfills Company Limited, managing the capital’s expanding waste burden has become extremely difficult due to the scarcity of disposal facilities, especially in light of the city’s fast population increase and rising waste production.
As a result, the situation has put a great deal of strain on the infrastructure already in place and jeopardizes attempts to keep Accra’s waste management system sustainable and effective.
The Spectator agrees with him that new infrastructure for disposing of waste is desperately needed, as a change to a more environmentally friendly waste management techniques.
It is admirable that he suggests Ghana adopt recycling and garbage recovery as a long-term solution to the nation’s sanitation problems.
We therefore, implore the government to support this recycling objective by enacting strict laws, regulations, investments, and enforcement measures to enhance waste management nationwide.
In order to address the waste problem as quickly as possible, everyone must be involved, including private waste management companies, individuals, and households.
