Residents of the Senya electoral district in Accra who live close to the Maamobi market are protesting the Ayawaso North Municipality’s proposed demolition project.
According to the residents, if the exercise is carried out without sufficient interaction, 6,000 people will become homeless.
Before they will consent to any eviction, they are requesting that the government or the assembly assess their possessions, compensate them, or relocate them.
In an interview with the media, a resident said: “we did not come here on our own. The government relocated us to this new market. We have been here for a long time now, only for the Assembly to give us an 8-day ultimatum to leave this place. The Assemblyman also came to us and gave us 21 days to leave, beginning on the 8th of this month.”
The residents say they have been living in the area for decades and any forceful eviction will be met with resistance.
“No one is listening to us. We have been here for over 50 years. We have built properties on this land. We are disturbed. We need the authorities to rescind their decision, come to us, so we can find a way around the issue.”
“This is just the beginning of a series of protests we will embark on if our concerns are ignored,” another resident said.
