AMA is Committed to Solving Accra's Waste and Homelessness Challenges - PRO

Accra, Ghana - 29 Jan, 2025 - The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)  has assured residents that it is  stepping up efforts to tackle two of its most pressing issues: waste management and homelessness. 

In an interview on Citi FM's Breakfast Show, AMA's Public Relations Officer, Gilbert Ankrah, stated that is committed to ensuring consistent waste collection across the city.

According to him, the assembly has put measures in place to collect refuse daily. This move is aimed at addressing the growing problem of waste accumulation in several parts of the city.

“If you come to Circle, waste is being cleared in the places that fall under AMA and the waste is being cleared on a daily basis.''

“Beginning this year, we have put measures in place to ensure that the refuse of Accra are collected every day.”

However, the issue of homelessness presents a more complex challenge. Ankrah acknowledged that addressing homelessness requires a collaborative effort between the AMA, Social Welfare, and other social service agencies.

“The issue of homelessness requires some forms of collaboration with other institutions to deal with it and we have been doing this.

“We have collaborated with Social Welfare in the past to deal with homelessness. In the past, there used to be shelter but as of now, there is no place that I am aware of,'' he added.

Source: Lead News Online