There was near chaos at Pokuase and Amasaman, on Monday, October 24, 2022 following a demolition undertaken by the Ghana Highway Authority.
The exercise rendered hundreds of landlords and residents in the Ga West Municipality homeless.
The affected people are mainly those who had their property closer to the Pokuase-Amasaman-Nsawam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
The affected Landlords and Tenants who were seen parking out some belongings they could move-out before the bulldozer got to their buildings claimed they were given only a week to vacate. A claim Authorities from Ga West Municipal Assembly have denied.
According to them, they have lost thousands of cedis as well as their livelihoods as a result of the exercise.
The MCE hinted that work on the reconstruction and expansion of the Pokuase-Amasaman-Nsawam stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway to 10 lanes will soon start hence, the need for the demolition.
“The engineers from the Ghana Highway Authority and its valuation team have already taken the needed information but they are yet to submit their report.
Special attention will be attached to ensure early payment of compensation…it will be paid to the deserving people immediately the valuation team submit its report” he said.
