Filth and posters start gathering at Nkrumah interchange
 

Barely a day after the official opening of the magnificent Nkrumah interchange at Circle in Accra, posters and filth have started gathering in the area, raising fears of possible early deterioration of the flagship project.
 
Miss Ruth Abla Adjorlolo of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, (GBC) reports that, a cursory inspection of the area shows some posters affixed on some of the walls of the interchange in spite of warnings against such acts. 

The green grass has not been spared of filth as pure water and ice cream sachets, among other waste products begin to gather on it. 

The sachets are flying about right by well-designed refuse collectors placed at vantage points for their disposal.

Though it is not yet clear if the authorities would place men around the interchange to check indiscriminate disposal of refuse, the development is raising fears of the beauty of the place diminishing within a short time.

President Mahama on Monday, November 14, officially opened the magnificent Kwame Nkrumah Interchange to traffic after three years of intensive work. 

The interchange which is the longest and highest flyover in West Africa, has a wide walkways for pedestrians, as well as a pedestrian underpass.

Another component of the project is a memorial garden and Water Park which contains a dancing fountain which the President said “is a smaller version of what you will see in Dubai”. 

President Mahama was of the view that the memorial garden and water park will become a tourist attraction and also to provide a place for relaxation.
 
In his opening address, president Mahama pleaded with Ghanaians to maintain and keep the facility clean. 

Are we going to see the proverbial lack of maintenance culture or would the authorities put early measures in place to keep the cleanliness of the place intact? 

A stitch in time saves nine.



GBC