{"id":149985,"date":"2015-09-08T19:26:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T19:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=149985"},"modified":"2015-09-08T20:04:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T20:04:19","slug":"ga-west-mce-to-remove-industrial-properties-on-waterways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/ga-west-mce-to-remove-industrial-properties-on-waterways\/","title":{"rendered":"Ga West MCE to remove industrial properties on waterways"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ga West Municipal Assembly in Accra has taken yet another bold step to flear properties sited on waterways.<\/p>\n

Led by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Sam Atukwei Quaye, the assembly will soon remove industrial properties at Muus in Ofankor in Accra to Kotoku near Nsawam.<\/p>\n

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Over 200 wood workers and mill operators there have covered a river passing through the area with sawdust and other waste materials thus blocking the free flow of water.<\/p>\n

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The workers claim they blocked the waterway to prevent the river from flooding its banks during rainfall.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile during a tour of the site today, the Ga West MCE ordered the workers to vacate the area within a month to enable his outfit dredge the river.<\/p>\n

Atukwei Quaye indicated that the assembly has made a land available at Kotoku to serve as a new site for the wood workers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere will be no more Muus within a month…we will demolish the place and dredge the river. This is to save lives and properties. When it rains not only does water enter peoples homes but also fecal matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Quaye noted that his outfit has been in touch with the leadership of the workers saying they have welcomed the move.<\/p>\n

In another development, the MCE has shut down a gas filling station in the area.<\/p>\n

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He explained that though the facility had been operating legally, it has now become a security threat because of the escalation of human settlements and shops there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gas operator obtained a permit many years ago but we can’t allow him to continue to be there because circumstances have changed and if we don’t take care it\u2019s going to create a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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