AMA gives Lapaz traders a seven-day deadline to quit roadsides
Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued a final warning, directing traders to vacate the area within seven days at Lapaz. The AMA directed them to "vacate the area within seven days or face enforcement action."
The directive was announced during a joint inspection exercise on Thursday, May 7, led by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, alongside the Mayor of Accra, Michael Nii Kpakpo Allotey, the Municipal Chief Executive for Okaikwei North, Christian Tetteh Badger, and other city officials. The exercise was part of renewed efforts to decongest the busy commercial area. Some traders affected by the exercise are being relocated to nearby markets, including Achimota, Kisseman and Abeka, while discussions continue on more permanent arrangements. Christian Tetteh Badger explained that the operation forms part of broader measures to restore order, improve traffic flow and ensure safer movement for both pedestrians and motorists within the enclave.
Enforcement teams and technical officers have been adequately prepared to carry out the exercise without interruption. The Information Services Department had earlier toured the area to announce the ultimatum and notify traders that roadside trading and selling on zebra crossings would no longer be tolerated after the deadline. Authorities said traders who fail to comply with the directive after the expiration of the ultimatum would be sanctioned.
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The AMA has given traders at Lapaz a deadline to vacate roadsides. Authorities are taking action to decongest the area - but what will this mean for the traders?
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