The Accra Metropolitan Assembly [AMA], will begin the collection of levies for on-street parking of vehicles today [Tuesday], at Adabraka in Accra.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/strong>, the Metropolitan Chief Executive of the AMA,\u00a0Mohammed Adjei Sowah, said uniformed personnel would be deployed to the area to commence the process.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”aRRoFQ3o9R5kdU8Z2UfOtOI4VODpXCCu”]\u201cThe company that we have engaged the services to execute this, I am aware that they will start operating [today, Tuesday] in the Adabraka enclave,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n Last week, the AMA served notice to businesses within Accra of its intention to charge them for using specific streets that will be earmarked for parking\u00a0of vehicles.<\/p>\n Car owners are expected to buy a sticker for GHc8 to allow them to park on designated spaces along the streets in the metropolis, and subsequently pay an amount of GHc4 every day per vehicle.<\/p>\n Other guests visiting companies who park in those allotted spaces and do not have the stickers will pay GHc2 for every two hours.<\/p>\n The letter to the companies, which was signed by the Metro Coordinating Director, Sam Ayeh-Dartey, said the Assembly had granted private firm, Messrs Colums Park Investment, the right to collect the monies for \u201con-street parking\u201d within the Adabraka area in the Osu Klottey sub-metro beginning January 2018.<\/p>\n Levy to extend to Osu<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr. Adjei Sowah assured that adequate studies have been carried out before the rolling out of this programme.<\/p>\n He also said, “at the moment, we are still doing the studies at Osu. When we finish, we will extend the services also to Osu.”<\/p>\n Failure to comply with the stipulated directives\u00a0will result in charges significantly higher than the daily levies.<\/p>\n “Once you fail [to pay the levies], towing vehicles will tow your vehicle, and once we tow your vehicle to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly yard, the charges are going to be a bit higher,\u201d the AMA boss warned.<\/p>\n Resistance from Adabraka car owners<\/strong><\/p>\n But some vehicle owners at Adabraka have vowed to resist the levies which they consider too high.<\/p>\n According to them, they AMA’s levy is unnecessary, considering that they already pay other tolls imposed by the assembly.<\/p>\n