A/R: Residents jubilate over evacuation of a 32-year old refuse dump evacuated

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Residents at Offinso Abofour Kayera in the Ashanti Region have experienced some relief as a 32 year old refuse dump has been evacuated.

The exercise was held by the Offinso South Municipal in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development was aimed at improving sanitation confronting issues in the area.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Offinso South Municipality, Hon. Kingsley Owusu Appiah in an interview said the evacuation of Abofour Kayera dumping -site forms part of government's priorities to ensure that dumpsites situated close to residential communities are evacuated to prevent outbreak of sanitation related diseases. 

According to the MCE, the motive behind this exercise was to ensure good hygiene in the area which seeks to prevent future outbreak of disease in the future.

He stressed that this 32-years old rubbish dump which has been evacuated will bring huge relief for residents in the community.

Meanwhile, the Assembly Member for Abofour Kayera Electoral Area, Hon. Samuel Oteng addressed that the dump-site has always been a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other harmful insects, causing malaria, cholera among other diseases. 

He therefore lauded the Offinso South Municipal and the Ministry of Local Government for attending to their aid. 

"We have consistently been appealing to the government to evacuate the rubbish dump that has been there for years, and fortunately our plea has now been heard" he noted.

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