The Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has called for firm action against the management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), describing persistent water shortages in parts of the country as a “clear negligence of duty” that continues to punish ordinary Ghanaians.
Speaking on The AM Show on Tuesday, 23 January, Mr Adorye questioned what concrete measures are being taken to hold the company accountable, insisting that the cost of GWCL’s incompetence should not be borne by citizens.
“Because of their failure, people now have to travel extra distances and spend more money just to get water. You are only adding to their burden,” he said.
Sharing his personal experience in East Legon, Mr Adorye said residents in the area now rely heavily on water tankers to supply homes instead of regular pipe-borne water. He claimed that despite lodging formal complaints with the company, he was asked to change his water meter on three separate occasions, yet the problem remained unresolved.
“From October 2025 till now, not a single drop of water has passed through my tap,” he stated. “What shocked me the most was when I received a water bill from Ghana Water, even though I have not received any water.”
Mr Adorye said he intends to visit the company’s office to meet the area manager and demand an immediate reversal of the charges.
“I will go there myself and ask them to reverse it because this is unacceptable,” he stressed.
He also criticised what he described as the tendency to place all the blame on government, arguing that such an approach allows underperforming state institutions to evade responsibility.
“We always say government is not doing anything, and that is part of the problem. Instead of dealing directly with the management of Ghana Water, we shift all the blame to the government,” he said.
According to Mr Adorye, citizens must begin confronting the leadership of state institutions that are failing in their mandate. He called for collective action, including peaceful protests at the head office of the Ghana Water Company, to demand transparency and accountability.
“We cannot live like this,” he said. “Every year government makes budgetary allocations to Ghana Water. So the question is, what are they using the money for and how are they using it?”
He further called for a complete overhaul of the company’s management, arguing that officials who have failed to deliver should be removed.
“These people must be fired, and we should bring in young people with ideas and brains to fix the system, not people in their 60s who are messing up our lives,” he added.
Mr Adorye warned that without urgent reforms and accountability, the water challenges would persist, further eroding public confidence in essential state institutions.
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