{"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
<\/a><\/p>\n 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 <\/a><\/p>\n 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 <\/a><\/p>\n \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