{"id":154729,"date":"2015-09-25T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=154729"},"modified":"2015-09-25T17:11:48","modified_gmt":"2015-09-25T17:11:48","slug":"ama-returns-to-crash-mushrooming-structures-at-old-fadama-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/ama-returns-to-crash-mushrooming-structures-at-old-fadama-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"AMA returns to crash mushrooming structures at Old Fadama [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) returned to Old Fadama, popularly known as Sodom and Gomorrah, to tear down illegal structures that started springing up after previous demolition exercises in June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the June 3 flood and fire disaster that shocked the nation, the AMA, headed by Mayor Oko Vanderpuje embarked on several demolition exercises across the city to avert similar unfortunate events in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154735 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-7.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (7)\" width=\"603\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-7.jpg 603w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-7-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the residents of Old Fadama started rebuilding and putting up makeshift structures at the site where the demolition took place earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AMA is unhappy with the development and moved in to clear these structures before they evolve into permanent ones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154736 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-8.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (8)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-8.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Chief Okai, head of operations at the AMA, who was supervising the demolition, \u201cthe ongoing exercise is just a mop up; old structures are not being demolished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further indicated that, technicians and engineers from the AMA will subsequently carry out reconnaissance surveys at the area in order to develop it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154738 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-10.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (10)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though the residents did not physically resist the demolition exercise they expressed their anguish saying, they have nowhere else to go and no shelter over their heads hence the government should intervene to help them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secretary of the Old Fadama Community, Frederick Opoku in an interview with <strong>Citi News<\/strong>, said they are in full support of the current exercise being carried out by the AMA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154731 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-1.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis is not a community, where you can perpetrate any illegality and expect to go with impunity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, they are ready to integrate the affected persons into the Old Fadama community if they are interested.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154733 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-5.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (5)\" width=\"638\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-5.jpg 638w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-5-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The AMA however has still not demarcated clearly the point beyond which the settlers cannot build.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154734 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-6.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (6)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, silt dredged from the Odaw River has not been cleared from the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will result in the silt being washed back into the passage, leaving one to question the intention of dredging in the first place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-154739 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-11.jpg\" alt=\"more demolition at old fadama (11)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/more-demolition-at-old-fadama-11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Kwame Botchway\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Accra Metropolitan 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