Following the 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, Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has condemned the move.

In a social media post on September 21, 2026, the Minority Chief Whip of the 9th Parliament of Ghana said communities around Nsumia were already contending with what he described as deadly and poisonous leachate from the landfill site.

The MP shared a video and pictures showing leachate, a toxic liquid runoff from waste, flowing from the Nsumia landfill site into the surrounding community.

According to Annoh-Dompreh, the situation poses a serious threat to the environment and the livelihoods of residents, claiming that the community’s water tables have been poisoned while plants and animals are also at risk.

He questioned why the government, led by President John Dramani Mahama, was adding what he described as more pain and misery to an already difficult situation.

“Mr President; we are already contending with deadly & poisonous leachate from the landfill site at 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!” Annoh-Dompreh wrote.

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In another post, the MP accused the government of failing to engage stakeholders in the area before transporting the waste to the landfill site.

He said the waste was being dumped without proper consultation and insisted that residents would resist the move in order to draw the government’s attention to what he described as fundamental concerns.

“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!” he added.

The development follows the government’s decision on September 18, 2026, to begin the immediate evacuation of tonnes of waste that had accumulated along the Odaw River at Agbogbloshie.

The waste removed from the area is being transported to the Adepa Engineered Landfill site at Nsawam in the Eastern Region as part of efforts to clear the capital of accumulated refuse.

The exercise is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, with support from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The government says the exercise forms part of a broader programme to rid Accra of filth and address the perennial flooding that affects parts of the capital.

President Mahama said the clearing of the Agbogbloshie area would also pave the way for the commencement of the Agbogbloshie Urban Renewal Project.

“The land that will be recovered after clearing this area of waste will be used for an industrial park. We intend to establish a major textile factory here so that it can employ our people,” he said.

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?
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— Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh (@FAnnohDompreh) September 21, 2026

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