The Minister in Charge for the Ministry for Inner City and Zongo Development (MICZD), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid disclosed that, it took his intervention to provide 30% funding to successfully complete 252 household toilets to Inner City Communities in Accra.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development signed by Ahmed Ayuba, the World Bank provided 70% of the 252 household toilets while the residents of the beneficiaries were supposed to provide 30% of the remaining funding to complete the project.
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According to the Ministry’s press statement, the residents could not get the 30% funding to complete the project until the Sector Minister Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid stepped in to pay for the project to be completed. The statement couldn’t clarify as to whether the Sector Minister provided fund from his own packet or the funding support comes from the government.
“Under this project, the World Bank provided 70% of the cost of one household toilet. Residents of the households were supposed to provide the remaining 30%. However, many households were unable to find the money to complement the World Bank’s support. The MICZD stepped in to provide the 30% funding that enabled these households to have toilets in their houses. This project is meant to end open defecation, especially along the beaches of Accra. Indeed, the effort of the MICZD adds to the 27,000 household toilets that have so far been built in the communities of Accra.” The statement explained.
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Read below the Ministry’s statement.Â
