Check poor conditions in parts of La (Page 28)

Story: Lucy Adoma Yeboah

SOME residents around the La Royal Mausoleum have appealed to the city authorities to help check the unhygienic condition which is gradually engulfing the area.
They said it was important for the authorities to come to their aid but not wait till an epidemic broke out.
The Daily Graphic visited the area in the late afternoon of Monday following persistent complaints from a resident, Mr Adjei Quao, and found the area was really unhygienic and the vicinity looked unkempt and also smelt badly.
In spite of the filthy and unhygienic conditions, little children, some looking as young as one year-old, were seen playing around and there was also what looked like a hotel, with the inscription King’s Village Club, which is opposite the Takoradi House.
According to Mr Quao, the already bad situation was being compounded by the activities of a property owner who operated a public toilet in the area, which, he said, was the major source of the stench the residents were forced to inhale, especially in the evenings.
He alleged that a report was made to the Environmental Health Officers at the La Sub-Metropolitan Office last year and they inspected the place but failed to take any action.
A female resident who wanted to remain anonymous told the Daily Graphic that it became extremely difficult for residents to stay in their homes at night because of the stench which emanated from the public toilet.
She, therefore, called on both the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB) to inspect any public place of convenience in the area once more for the necessary action to be taken so as to save the lives of residents, especially children.
“There are some individuals whose commercial activities, legal or illegal, are creating so much health problems for us and our families here,” she stated.