The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that it will continue the collection of approved tolls and fees throughout the Christmas and New Year festivities, including Saturdays and Sundays, to sustain essential city services during the peak season.
In a press release issued on Tuesday 23 December the Assembly said it had also activated 24-hour sanitation and security operations to support continuous waste evacuation, routine clean-ups, rapid response to sanitation incidents and enforcement support at key public spaces, markets, transport terminals and major corridors as residents and visitors celebrate the festive season.
The Assembly said the decision was informed by the need to match heightened commercial and social activity during the period with uninterrupted municipal services, particularly in sanitation delivery and public safety management.
The AMA urged traders, transport operators, market users and other fee-paying members of the public to comply fully with AMA regulations in line with relevant by-laws, stressing that approved tolls and fees remained lawful obligations that supported city operations.
The AMA cited the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (Operation of Commercial Vehicles) Bye-laws, 2017, which it said required commercial vehicles operating from approved stations to pay a daily toll for the use of loading stations.
It also referenced provisions on lorry park fees, explaining that drivers were required to pay the prescribed fee upon entering a lorry park each day to an Assembly-appointed person, and that an official ticket was to be issued for each payment.
The Assembly further referred to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (Public Markets) Bye-laws, 2017, noting that the law established tenancy arrangements for stores and stalls in public markets and required that official proof of payment be issued and produced when demanded.
The AMA encouraged the public to insist on official receipts or tickets for all payments and to report any unauthorised collections to the appropriate Assembly offices, indicating that the measure was aimed at strengthening accountability and protecting the public from illegal or unofficial fee collection.
The Assembly appealed for cooperation with authorised AMA officers and partner agencies during the festive period and urged residents and visitors to support city cleanliness by using approved waste disposal points and avoiding practices that contributed to choked drains and flooding.
