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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued a final warning to traders operating along the streets of Lapaz to vacate the roadside immediately or face enforcement actions.
The directive was delivered during a visit to the area on Thursday, May 7, led by the Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo, Mayor of Accra Michael Nii Kpakpo Allotey, Municipal Chief Executive for Okaikwei North, Christian Tetteh Badger, and other metropolitan officials as part of renewed efforts to decongest the area.
Traders have been given a seven-day ultimatum to clear the streets, with authorities warning that sanctions will be enforced after the deadline if they fail to comply.
As part of temporary arrangements, some affected traders have been relocated to nearby markets, including Achimota, Kisseman, and Abeka markets, while longer-term relocation plans are being developed.
Speaking during the exercise, Mr Badger explained that the decongestion initiative is aimed at restoring order and improving both pedestrian safety and vehicular movement in the area.
He said prior engagements had been held with market leaders, including the market queen, and they had been urged to submit trader allocation lists to ensure fair redistribution.
According to him, engineering teams and task force units have been deployed to ensure strict enforcement and to clear the streets for free movement of people and vehicles.
“The Information Services Department van came around last week to issue a one-week ultimatum, directing that by next Monday, no one should be selling on the streets or on the zebra crossing,” he said.