Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has fired shots at President John Dramani Mahama over his government’s decision to evacuate tonnes of waste from the Odaw River area at Agbogbloshie and transport it to the Adepa Engineered Landfill site at Nsawam in the Eastern Region.
According to Annoh-Dompreh, communities around Nsumia were already contending with what he described as deadly and poisonous leachate from the landfill site.
In a social media post on September 21, 2026, the Minority Chief Whip shared a video and pictures showing leachate, a toxic liquid runoff from waste, flowing from the Nsumia landfill site into the surrounding community.
He argued that the situation poses a serious threat to the environment and the livelihoods of residents, arguing that the community’s water tables have been poisoned while plants and animals are also at risk.
The Nsawam Adoagyiri further questioned why the Mahama government was adding what he described as more pain and misery to an already difficult situation.
He wrote, “Mr President; we are already contending with deadly & poisonous leachate from the landfill site @ Nsumia & its environs..water tables have been poisoned, flora & fauna are at risk. Why are you & your government adding more pains & miseries to our pathetic situation?
Your government will have to contend with me & my people @ Adepa, Nsumia & its environs in the coming weeks!”.
In another post on X, Annoh-Dompreh accused the Mahama government of failing to engage stakeholders in the area before transporting the waste to the landfill site.
According to the MP, the waste was being dumped without proper consultation, adding that residents would resist the move in order to draw the government’s attention to fundamental and basic concerns.
He added, “No engagement with stakeholders, just ‘hurling’ & dumping of ‘waste’ on us!; this is wrong & we shall resist to draw government’s attention to concerns- which are fundamental & basic, Mr President!”.
His comment follows President Mahama commissioning a National Emergency Waste Evacuation Exercise at Agbogbloshie, a major operation to clear accumulated waste at Agbogbloshie in Accra and pave the way for the redevelopment of the area.
The National Emergency Waste Evacuation Exercise at Agbogbloshie in Accra will be transported to the Adepa Waste Management landfill site at Nsawam.
Reports suggest the exercise involves the mobilisation of heavy-duty equipment and personnel from government agencies.
The Ghana Armed Forces and private sector operators are expected to remove an estimated one million tonnes of waste from the site within 90 days, with the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs leading the operation, with support from the Ghana Armed Forces, particularly the 48 Engineers Regiment and the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).
President Mahama, commissioning the exercise, said the initiative marked a decisive step towards addressing the longstanding sanitation challenges at Agbogbloshie.
He disclosed that accumulated waste posed serious risks to public health and the environment, affecting communities around Old Fadama, Agbogbloshie and Abossey Okai, while also contributing to pollution of the Odaw River and Korle Lagoon and worsening flooding risks.
Mahama stated, “The government has also secured additional support from private road contractors, who are mobilising about 200 tipper trucks, while the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition is engaging bulk oil distribution companies and oil marketing companies to support the exercise”.
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Mr President; we are already contending with deadly & poisonous leachate from the landfill site @ Nsumia & its environs..water tables have been poisoned, flora & fauna are at risk. Why are you & your government adding more pains & miseries to our pathetic situation?
— Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh (@FAnnohDompreh) September 21, 2026
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No engagement with stakeholders, just ‘hurling’ & dumping of ‘waste’ on us!; this is wrong & we shall resist to draw government’s attention to concerns- which are fundamental & basic, Mr President!@JDMahama @JoyNewsOnTV @utvghana @asaaseradio995 pic.twitter.com/WzukwMrfH1
— Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh (@FAnnohDompreh) September 21, 2026
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