Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has urged all landlords to stop charging their tenants water bills for the next three months.
Speaking at a press briefing organized by the Ministry of Information in Accra today, Madam Abena Dapaah noted that the landlords will not pay bills for the months of April, May and June and so must ensure their tenants access water for free.
She stressed that by virtue of President Akufo-Addo's intervention that the Government of Ghana will absorb the water bills, it behooves the landlords to comply with the directive by the President for all Ghanaians to receive uninterrupted water supply in these critical times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Please, with all due respect, the water should be given to all tenants for free because the landlords will not be paying water bills for April, May and June’’, she emphasized.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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My question is about those who sells pipe-borne water to individuals in the rural areas. How are they going to comply with the President's directives?
Are these people capable of thought?
Over the years Government has not been able to provide water in my village. I have mobilized resources to sink a bore hole to address my water challenges. I am selling to the community after i pump the water using electricity. Is the Government now telling me that I should not sell the water to recoup my investment and pay for the electricity? If the Government can take up my electricity bill, I am prepared to give free water to the community.