Reports reaching GhanaWeb indicate that some traders who were cleared from the Accra Central District’s pavements have returned, just a day after the first phase of the decongestion exercise led by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in partnership with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA).

The exercise, which is part of a broader initiative to reduce congestion, enforce city by-laws, and improve sanitation in the capital, initially targeted key areas around the AMA Head Office specifically Kinbu Road to Railways, ECG Junction to the King Tackie Tawiah Statue, and Opera Square to Adabraka, identified as hotspots for street hawking and human and vehicular traffic.

However, in a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb on May 21, 2025, some traders were seen displaying their goods on the pavements in defiance of the directive.

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has warned that traders who flout the directive will face fines as authorities move to sustain the exercise and restore order in the city.

According to the AMA, the second phase of the decongestion exercise will cover Wato Junction to King Tackie Tawiah, Cow Lane, Rawlings Park, Timber Market, and Kwame Nkrumah Circle.

Watch the video below: