Thursday 9th January, 2020
By Edward Williams, GNA
Hohoe (V/R), Jan. 09, GNA – The Hohoe
Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region would soon begin a demolition exercise
to clear all illegal structures on wetlands in the Municipality.
Mr. Andrews Teddy Ofori, the Hohoe Municipal
Chief Executive (MCE), said this when he addressed an annual meeting with the
Business Community in Hohoe.
The MCE said the Assembly was in the process
of getting the go-ahead from the law court to demolish all illegal structures.
“When we get the nod from the court, we will
demolish and when we demolish, the owners of the demolished properties will be
surcharged to pay for the cost of the demolishing,” he said.
Mr Ofori said the Assembly had not given any
permit to anybody to develop structures on reserved lands, adding that the
menace had reached a level needing the Assembly’s quick intervention.
The MCE therefore called on residents who
were engaging in erecting illegal structures, normally carried out during the
night to desist from the acts.
Mr. Ofori also said the Assembly would soon
commission an abattoir to improve on the treatment of meat, especially for
commercial purposes in the Municipality, adding that it would also offer
individual services to residents who needed those services.
He said the facility was a modern one, which
would bring an enhanced way of dressing meat in a hygienic environment before
being sent to the meat shop, which the Assembly was also upgrading.
GNA
