Mahama to commission Agbogbloshie waste evacuation exercise today
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to on Friday, September 18, 2026, commission an exercise to evacuate waste from Agbogbloshie in Accra to the Adepa Landfill Site at Nsawam.
President John Dramani Mahama is set to kick off a significant waste evacuation operation aimed at clearing refuse from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite in Accra and transporting it to the Adepa Landfill Site in Nsawam. This operation, planned for Friday, September 18, 2026, will see waste being moved over a distance of about 42 kilometers from Accra to the landfill site.
The initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, working in tandem with the Ghana Armed Forces, and is supported by the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP). President Mahama will act as the Guest of Honour at the commissioning ceremony, which is slated for 10 am at the IRECOP Management Centre in Jamestown.
This waste evacuation is part of the government's larger strategy to address Accra's ongoing waste management and sanitation issues. The evacuation is anticipated to clear the Agbogbloshie area of accumulated waste, allowing for its proper disposal at the Adepa Landfill Site in Nsawam.
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