AMA opens recruitment drive to boost revenue collection, sanitation and law enforcement

Story by: Regina Bless

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has opened applications for additional revenue collectors and public health personnel as part of efforts to strengthen revenue mobilisation, sanitation and law enforcement across the metropolis.

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, announced the recruitment drive during an engagement with residents and young people in Bukom on Monday, September 14, 2026.

According to the Mayor, the Assembly requires additional personnel to support its renewed efforts to restore cleanliness, order and discipline within communities under its jurisdiction.

He said opportunities were available for revenue collectors, town council officers, toll collectors, cleaners and city guards.

“We need day and night revenue collectors as well as cleaners, town council officers, toll collectors and city guards,” the Mayor said, explaining that although the AMA already had officers performing these duties, their numbers were insufficient to effectively cover the metropolis.

Hon. Allotey said the Assembly also intends to rebuild a stronger town council system capable of maintaining order and enforcing local regulations within communities.

The recruitment forms part of the broader “Reset Accra” agenda, which seeks to improve the capital’s environment, change public attitudes, create employment opportunities and actively involve residents, particularly the youth, in the transformation of Accra.

The Mayor stressed that the national reset agenda should also translate into tangible improvements at the local level, with residents taking greater responsibility for maintaining clean, orderly and safe communities.

Addressing concerns over enforcement, Hon. Allotey said the Assembly had engaged the operator of an animal-rearing facility in Bukom over alleged breaches of regulations, with the matter eventually proceeding to court.

He emphasised that enforcement would not be based on political affiliation, noting that whether an individual belonged to the NDC, NPP, CPP or any other political group, the Assembly’s responsibility was to protect residents and enforce its by-laws fairly.

The Mayor also appealed to residents and young people in Bukom, Odododiodio and adjoining communities to cooperate with the Assembly, stressing that the transformation of Accra could only be achieved through the active participation of residents.

He said affected traders and occupants were being given adequate notice to relocate voluntarily before enforcement actions were taken, adding that his administration preferred engagement and reasonable notice before resorting to demolition.

Hon. Allotey assured residents that the AMA would continue implementing interventions to improve Bukom, Odododiodio and neighbouring communities and create a cleaner, safer and more peaceful environment, particularly for young people.

He therefore encouraged unemployed youth to approach the AMA for information on available employment opportunities and urged residents to become active partners in efforts to keep Accra clean, orderly and safe.

The recruitment drive is expected to provide additional human resources for the Assembly while supporting its efforts to improve service delivery, revenue mobilisation, sanitation and enforcement across the metropolis.