{"id":276013,"date":"2011-02-14T19:23:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T19:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=52198"},"modified":"2011-02-14T19:23:39","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T19:23:39","slug":"ga-chiefs-dont-be-deterred-by-protest-from-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/14\/ga-chiefs-dont-be-deterred-by-protest-from-traders\/","title":{"rendered":"Ga Chiefs: Don\u2019t Be Deterred By Protest From Traders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-32683\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/12\/local-government-minister-justifies-mass-transfer-of-civil-servants\/police_service_new\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-32683\" title=\"police_service_new\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/police_service_new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a>The Ghana Railway Authority on Monday  said it would demolish structures along the railway lines and would not  be deterred by protest from traders along the routes.<\/p>\n<p>The  board of the Authority said in as much the demolition would affect the  livelihood of some traders it had no other choice than to do so to pave  the way for the construction of the new rail line and rehabilitation of  the old. Mrs. Victoria Addy, Member of the Council of State and also a  member of the GRA Board, who disclosed this when members of the Board  paid a courtesy call on the Ga Traditional Council (GTC), said no  compensation would be paid to affected persons.<\/p>\n<p>She  explained that structures within 100 metres would have to be demolished  to avoid any disasters due to the speed of the modern trains to be  imported. \u201cWe will sack them all and there would be no compensation,\u201d  she said, and asked the Ga Chiefs to give them their blessing because  the land taken over by squatters was given to government for development  and not for illegal occupation.<\/p>\n<p>Under the project, which  includes rehabilitation of the old railway lines and construction of new  ones from Accra to Tema and Accra to Nsawam, modern train stations are  to be build at 990 million dollars. Another line would be built from  Nsawam through Ejisu in the Ashanti Region to Paga with branch routes to  Tamale and Yendi at 6.050 billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Board chairman,  Mr. Dan Markin, said value assessment would be done to know the actual  cost of the project which was being untaken by CMEC and CMC Contractors  from China adding that it would be 100 percent funded by the Chinese  government. \u201cWe are bent on developing a railway that would make the  country a better place, ease traffic congestion and help reduce the  carnage on our roads. We will therefore not allow squatters to take over  the land for development because the country deserves better,\u201d he said.  \u201cWe have therefore come to seek your blessings as custodians of the  land for a project that would also create employment for the citizenry  and also thank you for the support you have given us to go ahead and  develop the capital,\u201d  he added, and announced that James Town had been  included in the plan.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of Accra, Mr. Alfred Okoe  Vanderpuije, who led the delegation, said the call was necessitated by  the support and encouragement from the GTC to the AMA to go ahead and  develop the city into a Millennium one when the GTC paid a call on the  AMA recently.<\/p>\n<p>He touched on some initiatives undertaken by  the AMA in its quest to make Accra one of the finest cities in Africa  and mentioned the abolition of the school shift system, the sanitation  programmes, construction of roads and the inauguration of the Bus Rapid  Transport as some of the initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed  appreciation to chiefs for the weight thrown behind the assembly and the  GRA to develop the city and the country as a whole. Nii Odaifio  Welenntsie, Nungua Mantse, commended the Mayor for taking the bull by  the horns to develop Accra to meet the Millennium City criteria and said  people would always resist change but they should not be deterred by  what people said or did.<\/p>\n<p>He urged them to make sure that the  country was given good value for money and not forget to give the Ga  state what was due it. King Tackie Tawiah III said he was delighted at  the possibility of an efficient rail transport and recalled it  usefulness in his youthful days. \u201cThe job would not be easy because we  have allowed things to decay for a very long time giving people the  upper hand to acquire land through fictitious means. These illegalities  must stop,\u201d he said, and added \u201cwe must aspire to govern by order\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Ga Mantse said whoever gave the squatter those lands had done a  great disservice to them and that the Mayor and the GRA were now giving  a new meaning to development.<\/p>\n<p>Nii Kojo Ababio V, James Town  Mantse, said the GTC was in total support of the AMA\u2019s intended removal  of squatters along the railway lines because the Ga Chiefs had not  given out those lands for sale to individuals but for development of the  city. He said the project should not be a nine-day wonder because he  had once cut the sod for the project which did not materialise and  wished them well in the quest to develop the capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Railway Authority on Monday said it would demolish structures along the railway lines and would not be deterred by protest from traders along the routes. 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