Rita Naa Odoley Sowah is the Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
Event organisers have been warned by the Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (MLGCRA), Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, over the poor sanitary conditions left in major public areas following social events.
She cautioned that event organisers would no longer be allowed to leave the cost of post-concert clean-up to Municipal and District Assemblies, emphasising that this practice must stop.
Rita Naa Odoley Sowah made the comments during an inspection tour conducted as part of the Ministry’s one-week nationwide sanitation and clean-up exercise, aimed at assessing progress and achievements across the assemblies.
The team reviewed activities carried out by the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA), focusing on areas around the Accra Sports Stadium, Independence Square, and the Beach Road enclave.
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She expressed disappointment at the amount of waste observed near Independence Square and the Sports Stadium, pointing out that a concert held on December 19, 2025, which is the GTCO Music Concert, had left behind significant filth.
“One thing we have realised is that after organisers are done with their programmes, they take their money and leave the work for the assemblies to clean up. I believe this is coming to an end soon,” she said.
The Deputy Minister further announced that the Ministry would begin engaging key stakeholders, including the tourism sector, national security agencies, and other relevant bodies, to enforce strict post-concert clean-up measures.
“After every programme, organisers must clean up or liaise with the relevant municipal or district assembly to pay the cost of cleaning. Assemblies will no longer use their limited resources to clean messes created by private events,” she emphasised.
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