26th April, 2017

The Daily Graphic expresses the need to put Accra back on track as a city worth its name after it has been ranked one of the dirtiest in Africa. The Paper says President Akufo-Addo's desire to make Accra the cleanest in Africa can be achieved through behavioral change. It further believes that government alone cannot bear the burden of waste disposal and management in the country and therefore charges Ghanaians to pay money to environmental service providers to help them keep the cities and communities clean.



The Ghanaian Times writes on efforts to clean-up the public service payroll. The paper is worried about the significant financial lose caused by the fraud in the public sector. The Times says it is now time to take action to prevent, detect and fight fraud so as to protect the public purse. According to the paper, protection of the public purse is very necessary to conserve limited financial resources needed to address the numerous economic challenges facing the country in the name of fairness the times advice the authorities concerned about the payroll to tread cautiously to help the country move forward.



The Daily Heritage echoes the need to intensify the fight against water pollution which poses a threat to public health and access to potable water. The paper is unhappy that most of the country's water bodies including the Densu River which serve as sources of water for treatment by the Ghana Water Company Limited are being destroyed due to reckless human activities. It identifies indiscriminate disposal of domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural waste into water bodies is another irresponsible act polluting them. In the view of the Heritage, authorities responsible for regulating the sector must up their game to check this trend. The paper therefore suggests a more aggressive approach to stemming the tide including strict enforcement of the laws, adequate resourcing of the supervising agencies by government and prosecution of perpetrators.

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