Our country is dirtier than when there was no Ministry of Sanitation [Video]

Speaking during a public lecture at the Wisconsin International University College in Accra on April 4, 2024, Mahama expressed his dissatisfaction with the effectiveness of the ministry, citing increased filth in the country despite its establishment.

Mahama, who is also the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), emphasized the need to reduce government expenditure and questioned the ministry’s utility, stating that Ghana appeared dirtier now than before the ministry’s creation.

“We will close down the Ministry of Sanitation, one to reduce expenditure and two, I don’t see any use. Accra, our country is dirtier than when there was no Ministry of Sanitation.

“Indeed, this country was cleaner when our country was under local government than as a stand-alone ministry and so we’ll close down that ministry and we’ll take the sanitation schedule back to local …