"Government’s Intention to Sanction Defiance Of Monthly Sanitation Activity Is Another Example of Leadership Gone Bad" – Dr. Nduom

Ghanaian business mogul and Flag bearer of the Progressive People's Party, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has heavily criticized reports circulating in the media that the ministry of local government's intends to propose and ask parliamentarians to enact a law that will bring harsher punishment to Ghanaians who flouts the sanitation laws. The owner of GN bank poured his frustrations about what he envisaged to be a clear sign of bad leadership on social media. He writes....

"It has been reported in the media that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development intends to introduce a law to make the monthly cleanup exercise started last month mandatory. Reports are that the Ministry intends to propose sanctions against those who do not join this monthly activity. Really?

This is another example of leadership gone bad. While many of us have asked for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to be elected directly by the people, the current administration still insists on appointing them. One of the key responsibilities of local governments in America, Japan, UK, South Africa and indeed Ghana, is to keep their environments clean and ensure a healthy people. That is why Mayors in some cities in the world become unpopular, resign their positions or are voted out when epidemics break out, snow is not cleared on time or when garbage piles up.

Governments have a responsibility to collect taxes from us, and with it, clean our villages, towns and cities and keep us away from cholera, malaria, guinea worm, etc.

This is what the current administration and future ones must do in Ghana. No shirking responsibility and turn around to blame the citizen victims. In the same way, when utility companies insist on pre-paid meters because they are not able to bill and collect what is due them, it tells us of management gone bad".

Let's fix the real problem of incompetence. And let's give the people the right to elect directly their local leaders.