The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will today Wednesday, March 22, 2017 commence a major operation to demolish illegal structures on government lands in parts of the country’s capital.
In a statement, the AMA cautioned owners of structures along the Odaw River, Korle Lagoon, Old Fadama, the East Legon Green Belt, Mensah Guinea, and Railway Station (around circle VIP Terminal), the stretch from Avenor to the Sikkens Bridge, just to remove them immediately.
The AMA in its statement also added that the unauthorized parking of vehicles on pavements and roads especially by mechanical shops and car garage owners are to desist from such practices and remove all vehicles either on repairs or abandoned from the shoulders of roads.
According to the AMA, it will lock and tow such vehicles and padding the offenders for the cost of removal.