By Elizabeth\u00a0Larkwor\u00a0Baah<\/p>\n
Tema, Jan. 10, GNA -The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has decongested shops\u00a0operating\u00a0within the Community One El Paso Lorry station as part of a broader initiative to\u00a0modernise\u00a0the transport hub and improve the city\u2019s outlook.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The exercise resulted in the removal of several wooden and metal structures that had been erected along walkways and vehicle access routes at the busy lorry station.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr\u00a0Alfred Ocansey, aide to\u00a0Ms\u00a0Ebi Bright, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the decongestion formed part of a planned facelift of the metropolis and the construction of a multi-purpose lorry station to enhance safety, order, and commuter comfort, adding that the traders affected by the exercise had been adequately informed ahead of time.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr\u00a0Ocansey stated that a well-structured and decongested system would be implemented to ensure that a greater number of people could conduct business in an orderly and efficient manner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe traders were notified of the intended redevelopment last year. A stakeholders\u2019 engagement was held with them on January 06, 2025, and further reminders were issued on the eve of January 07,\u201d he\u00a0stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite these assurances, several traders expressed dissatisfaction with the exercise, arguing that the process\u00a0failed to\u00a0address their economic survival.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They added that the notice was\u00a0very short\u00a0as no alternative place was provided for them to continue their businesses, adding that the sudden loss of their trading space would have serious financial consequences.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
The traders appealed to the TMA to consider their plight and provide designated areas where they could continue\u00a0operating\u00a0while redevelopment works would be ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some residents, however, commended the MCE for the initiative, describing it as a necessary step toward restoring order in Tema.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
They recalled that the city was once regarded as one of the most beautiful and well-organised; however, years of unchecked development and the proliferation of\u00a0unauthorised\u00a0structures had undermined its planning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edited by\u00a0Laudia\u00a0Anyorkor\u00a0Nunoo\/Linda Asante Agyei\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Elizabeth\u00a0Larkwor\u00a0Baah Tema, Jan. 10, GNA -The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has decongested shops\u00a0operating\u00a0within the Community One El…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79,909],"class_list":{"0":"post-16233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"tag-ghana","9":"tag-greater-accra-region"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}