The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has torn down two unauthorized buildings serving as an auto-mechanic workshop located behind Awudome Cemetery, close to the SSNIT Pension House, in an intensified crackdown on illegal occupation of state land. Traders and street operators have also been alerted about the upcoming decongestion operation scheduled for February 2026.
An AMA enforcement team conducted the demolition exercise on Monday following previous instructions from the Assembly, led by Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey, directing occupants to leave government-owned land. Despite clear warning notices posted on a wall at the location, the instructions were disregarded.
During the operation, authorities seized a weighing scale from scrap dealers who had turned a plot facing a Catholic Church near Awudome Roundabout into a scrap collection site. AMA officials also stopped refurbishment work on a shop when the proprietors could not present valid permits.
Speaking to journalists, AMA Coordinating Director Douglas N. K. Annoful emphasized the Assembly’s commitment to safeguarding public property and upholding municipal laws.
“We will continue this enforcement campaign and apply sanctions against those who encroach on reserved lands, obstruct roads, or erect structures without approval,” he cautioned.
Mr Annoful called on persons who have built or are building structures in prohibited areas to dismantle them without delay to escape penalties. He further reminded street traders and roadside sellers about the forthcoming decongestion exercise, urging them to vacate the streets starting February 1, 2026, as the AMA and collaborating assemblies move to remove unauthorized commercial activities from key thoroughfares and public areas throughout the capital.