Waste management firm Zoomlion Ghana Limited has stated that, contrary to what some media sources have claimed, the government did not cancel or terminate its contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), which naturally ended in September 2024.
In a statement released in response to a letter from the Office of the President dated June 11, 2025, Zoomlion stated that the Street Sweeping Program contract had ended after being extended by six months past its initial expiration date of March 2024. "The contract has therefore reached its natural conclusion and expired.
Contrary to claims in some media reports, this expiration does not constitute a termination or cancellation of the agreement by the government, and that is not what the Office of the President stated." Following a petition by investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, the Presidency announced in a letter that the contract would not be renewed and that competitive tendering will be used to award future sanitation contracts.
The letter also detailed efforts to enhance working conditions for sanitation personnel and audit all post-expiration payments to Zoomlion.
