Senior lawyer and IMANI Africa Vice President Kofi Bentil insists Ghana’s sanitation challenges require long-term structural reforms rather than recurring clean-up exercises.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile, Mr Bentil argued that the country has not developed a sustainable approach to waste management.
“When it comes to sanitation, Ghana is on auto-pilot,” he said.
According to him, the country continues to respond to sanitation problems without addressing their underlying causes.
“What will be, will be,” he added.
Mr Bentil said repeated flooding, emergency clean-up exercises and poor environmental conditions point to the need for a more comprehensive sanitation strategy.
He also urged government to treat public feedback as part of efforts to improve policy implementation rather than viewing it as opposition.
“Not every information is criticism,” he said.
“I am trying to tell this to the NDC and the government. Not every information is criticism.”
Mr Bentil maintained that constructive feedback should be welcomed if authorities want to improve service delivery and achieve lasting results in sanitation management.
