ADA East Assembly Threatens To Terminate Zoomlion Contract Over Poor Waste Collection.

The Ada East District Assembly has threatened to terminate its waste management contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited over what it describes as persistent delays in refuse collection in the district.

The concerns follow complaints by residents over heaps of refuse at the Kasseh Market and the Pentecost area, raising fears of possible health risks.

Speaking to the media after an engagement involving the Member of Parliament for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, Zoomlion officials, traders and officials of the Ada East District Assembly, the District Chief Executive, Kenneth Kabu Kofi Kanor, expressed dissatisfaction with the company’s waste collection services.

He said refuse containers are sometimes left overflowing for up to two weeks, despite repeated complaints to the company.

According to him, Zoomlion often attributes the delays to fuel shortages or other operational challenges, a situation he believes shows a lack of urgency in addressing sanitation concerns in the district.

Mr. Kanor said the Assembly has reached an agreement with the company to monitor its performance until the end of the year, warning that failure to improve would result in the termination of its contract.

The Member of Parliament for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, also expressed concern about the growing sanitation challenges, warning that the situation could expose residents, particularly vulnerable persons, to disease outbreaks.

She disclosed that Zoomlion receives approximately 98,000 cedis quarterly, amounting to nearly 400,000 cedis annually, for sanitation services in the district, but its performance has not met expectations.

Madam Cudjoe-Ghansah said she would personally support efforts to address the situation, adding that tipper trucks and a backhoe would be deployed to clear the accumulated refuse.

REPORTERER: AHIABOR AUGUSTINE.