I refer to the Graphic Showbiz online publication of November 13, 2025, "Kojo Antwi Experience to spark Koforidua on December 20," highlighting Kojo Antwi’s concert in Ahodwo-Osabene in the Eastern Region on December 20, 2025, at the White House Events and More facility in the residential community of Ahodwo-Osabene, in Akuapem North, near Koforidua in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
For residents, particularly those close to the White House Event facility, any such event spells doom, because of the noise.
Some residents bordering the event centre would have to endure the heavy sounds that would be generated from the concert.
The White House, which was established in 2024, apart from being open, that is not enclosed, is also nestled within residences without any buffers.
Persistent excessive noise from the White House in the past two years resulted in the Ahodwo-Osabene resident’s several complaints to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Akuapem North Municipal Assembly, Commission on Human and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), and the Ghana Police Service.
Even after meetings with these government agencies, the noise from White House persists, in flagrant abuse of residents' human rights to peace, quiet and well-being.
We wish to draw the attention of Maestro Kojo Antwi and the other artistes to this, and to plead that in all good conscience they do not participate in this event, which is likely to disturb residents.
We know your fans may be expecting your sterling performances, but please be considerate of those who will have to endure the disturbance; and consequences of it, which include Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NHIL), high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbances, stress, high cholesterol levels, neurosis and nervous breakdown.
In conclusion, reference is made to this year's Noise Awareness Day on April 30, 2025, during which the EPA, in a press statement, outlined the following best practices, among others, to mitigate noise pollution: Siting noise-producing facilities far from living places; limiting the use of loudspeakers, especially in residential areas; tuning down musical instruments and limiting noise to only the source; and installing noise barriers/acoustic/noise-proof materials for noisy equipment
It is, therefore, recommended that the event be held in a place like the Koforidua Youth Centre or stadium, which already hosts such large events likely to generate excessive noise.
The EPA should please ensure that existing noise-pollution laws are complied with by the White House.
Godfrey Baidoo-Tsibu,
Independent consultant,
Ahodwo-Osabene.
