{"id":276055,"date":"2011-02-15T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2011-02-15T11:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=52292"},"modified":"2011-02-15T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2011-02-15T11:46:29","slug":"james-town-mantse-warns-ama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/15\/james-town-mantse-warns-ama\/","title":{"rendered":"James Town Mantse Warns AMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38659\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-38659\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/12\/01\/tension-at-makola-market\/alfred_vanderpuije\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38659\" title=\"alfred_vanderpuije\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/alfred_vanderpuije.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfred Vanderpuije - AMA Boss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The James Town Mantse, Obrenpon Nii  Kojo Ababio V, has given the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) two weeks  to evict squatters along the banks of the Korle-Lagoon or he will  mobilize the Asafo company of Ngleshi to remove them.<\/p>\n<p>The  ultimatum which expires at the end of February is to save the lagoon  from further degradation through the by-activities of the squatters.<\/p>\n<p>Nii  Ababio was speaking to the Chief Executive Officer of the Accra  Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and members of the Board of the Ghana  Railway Authority (GRA), who paid a courtesy call on the Ga Traditional  Council in Accra Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Lagoon was fast losing it ecological value due to the constant pollution by the squatters.<\/p>\n<p>He  said the importance of the lagoon for the people of James Town in  particular, and Accra as a whole, made it imperative for immediate  action to be taken to prevent it from destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Nii Ababio  said the rate at which the squatting population was increasing along the  banks of the lagoon was quiet disturbing. He said the encroachment by  the squatters was hampering the Korle Wulomo (traditional priest) from  performing his religious and customary rites.<\/p>\n<p>Nii Ababio said  both past and present city authorities had lacked the political will to  evict the squatters. He said the lagoon was an important natural  resource that must not be allowed to go waste from the activities of a  few individuals, adding, &#8220;The time has come for us as traditional  authority, to rescue the lagoon because it has an important place in Ga  Tradition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are giving the AMA two weeks after which if no  concrete steps are taken to evict these squatters, we will do so  ourselves. Bear in mind that, we as land owners never gave the land out  to them and, therefore we will evict them by force,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.  Victoria Addy, a member of the Council of State, said it was important  for the traditional council to support GRA in its effort to remove  persons who had taken over lands purposely acquired for rail  development.<\/p>\n<p>She said it was unfortunate that the country had to sit by while the rail ways degenerated to such an extent.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.  Addy who is also a member of the GRA Board, said the government  appreciated the suffering those who would be affected would go through,  but it was important to know that the expected railway development in  Accra would bring immense benefit to the majority of the people.<\/p>\n<p>She said as part of measures to revamp the rail system, the rail line would be extended to James Town.<\/p>\n<p>The  Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Tawiah III, expressed the council&#8217;s appreciation  to the efforts of the city authorities to modernize the capital.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was important for political authority to partner traditional authority to ensure the development of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He  said the Ga Traditional Council, would continue to support the AMA in  its effort to decongest the city, stressing that \u201cthose claiming to own  the land did not acquire it through lawful owners, therefore, they own  no land at all&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The James Town Mantse, Obrenpon Nii Kojo Ababio V, has given the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) two weeks to evict squatters along the banks of the Korle-Lagoon or he will mobilize the Asafo company of Ngleshi to remove them. 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