Also known as: Mr John Oti Bless · Mr Oti Bless · Hon. Oti Bless
Chair of Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources, leading nationwide oversight of Ghana's waste management and sanitation practices.
… Chairman of the Committee, John Oti Bless, said government and private investors must support major service providers in the sanitation sector to expand their capacity and deliver more effective services. …
… Chairman of the Committee, John Oti Bless, said merely having sanitation regulations on paper would not address the problem unless assemblies actively enforce them. …
… Led by its Chairman and Nkwanta North MP, John Oti Bless, the Committee was taken through the operations of the facility, including waste collection, processing, recycling and the conversion of organic waste into compost. …
Chairperson of Parliament’s Sanitation and Water Resources Committee, John Oti Bless, has called on Members of Parliament to actively participate in the upcoming National General Cleaning Days, describing the exercise as a necessary response to Ghana’s worsening sanitation and fl …
… Chairman of the Committee, John Oti Bless, underscored the government’s commitment to improving sanitation, reminding local authorities that sanitation remains a key priority under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration. …
… Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources and Member of Parliament for Nkwanta North, John Oti Bless, later outlined the purpose of the Committee’s visit. …
… The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources and Member of Parliament for Nkwanta North, Mr John Oti Bless, later outlined the purpose of the committee’s visit. …
… John Oti Bless, later outlined the purpose of the Committee’s visit. He explained that the engagement formed part of the Committee’s oversight responsibility to assess sanitation service delivery across the country, identify operational challenges and gather firsthand information …
Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources is calling for stronger collaboration between government, investors and private waste management companies to improve waste collection, disposal and recycling in Ghana. The committee chairman said partnerships are needed to support major service providers in expanding capacity and addressing indiscriminate waste disposal.
Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources is calling for stronger collaboration between government, investors and private waste management companies to improve waste collection, disposal and recycling in Ghana. The committee chairman said partnerships are needed to support major service providers in expanding capacity and addressing indiscriminate waste disposal.
Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has described the Volta Region as the cleanest so far in its ongoing nationwide assessment of sanitation conditions. The Committee is touring various regions to inspect waste management practices and engage local stakeholders on addressing Ghana's sanitation challenges.
Ghana's Parliamentary Select Committee on Water and Sanitation has endorsed a proposed National Sanitation Authority Bill, saying a dedicated authority could strengthen management of sanitation and waste. During a monitoring visit to the Ho Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant in the Volta Region, the Committee chair noted the region as the cleanest of the eight regions visited so far and highlighted significant sanitation challenges across the country.
Parliament's Sanitation Committee chair John Oti Bless has urged MPs to participate in Ghana's National General Cleaning Days on July 10–11, 2026, in seven flood-affected regions, saying MPs should demonstrate leadership in improving sanitation in their constituencies. President Mahama declared the dates and directed all appointees, including ministers and MMDCEs, to join clean-up activities as part of post-flood mitigation efforts.
The Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly has appealed for urgent replacement of a broken-down skip truck to improve waste management. The MCE noted that the malfunctioning truck has forced reliance on private waste operators, placing a financial burden on the local authority, while Parliament's Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources conducts nationwide oversight of service delivery.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has highlighted funding constraints and the need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for all assemblies to improve sanitation service delivery and enforce by-laws. The assembly's MCE noted that district assembly common fund guidelines restrict sanitation spending to 10 percent of allocation, and that the metropolis inherited inadequate waste management equipment with only 15 communal waste containers.
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has called for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for all MMDAs to improve sanitation service delivery, noting that current guidelines limit assemblies to spending only 10 per cent of their allocation on waste management and sanitation.
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Central Region are objecting to deductions of Zoomlion fumigation fees from the District Assemblies Common Fund, saying there is minimal or no evidence of fumigation exercises being carried out despite the deductions amounting to thousands of cedis per quarter and leaving the Assemblies short of funds for essential services.