Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, has argued that Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) do not have the capacity to effectively manage sanitation, warning that the situation is contributing to recurring floods in Accra and other parts of the country.

His comments follow the recent floods that hit parts of the capital after hours of heavy rainfall, leaving several communities submerged and disrupting businesses and transport.

Speaking on Channel One TV on Saturday, July 4, 2026, Glover said the assemblies lack the logistics, finances, and operational capacity required to carry out effective waste collection and street sweeping.

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"The assemblies don’t have the capacity. Logistically, materially, financially, they don’t have the capacity. The person who has the capacity to do this, you’ve asked him to stop the work. He is doing it in 29 African countries. Lagos alone, he has 25 years contract, and he’s working to collect this refuse for the time," he said.

According to him, the cancellation of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) sanitation contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited has also worsened the country's sanitation challenges by disrupting routine street sweeping and refuse collection.

"Another problem that I have identified is our inability to continue the sweeping in the metropolis, in the towns; the cancellation of the Zoomlion contract, from last year, for almost a year now, look at the number of refuse that are in the water and end up in the ocean," he stated.

He also called for stricter enforcement of sanitation laws, stating that residents who dump waste indiscriminately must be held accountable.

"Attitude of our people, people need to be punished. We need to set examples for people to know that what you are doing is bad," he added.

Glover further warned that if urgent steps are not taken to improve sanitation and desilt drains, major water bodies could overflow during prolonged rainfall.

"If there should be continuous rain for the next five hours, I can tell you the Sakumo Lagoon will overflow onto the road," he warned.

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