The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) will begin demolishing unauthorized structures along waterways in Tema, Klagon, and the Sakumo Ramsar site starting Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

The exercise forms part of a broader effort to restore natural watercourses, curb flooding, and enforce environmental regulations in the region.

At a meeting with Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo warned that individuals behind the illegal developments would be arrested.

She added that a dedicated task force would be stationed in the affected areas after the demolition to prevent further encroachment.

“We will continue with the demolition exercise at Sakumono and Tema. In some places where the demolition was done, they have raised the structure again. So we are going to cause an arrest. We are not going to leave a single structure; all of them will go down,” the Minister stated.

“After the demolition, we are going to put a task force in place who will be working 24 hours to protect the place,” she added.

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