Screenshot from video capturing security officials stationed at the Circle bus stop
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has ramped up efforts to remove traders who have returned to pavements and unauthorised locations within the Central Business District (CBD) in the capital city.
In collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA), the AMA launched a decongestion exercise on May 20, 2025, aimed at easing vehicular and pedestrian congestion.
Despite the initiative, media reports indicate that traders resumed business on the streets days after the decongestion exercise.
In response, the AMA, alongside National Security officials, has deployed a taskforce to enforce order, particularly at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
A video snippet shared by JoyNews on X on May 27, 2025, showed taskforce members stationed at the site, prepared to apprehend non-compliant traders.
The accompanying caption stated that they would be presence at the Circle VIP bus stop and remain there throughout the day to prevent traders from resettling.
“The Accra Metropolitan Assembly taskforce, with support from National Security officials, has been deployed to the Circle VIP bus stop to prevent traders from returning to the site. According to AMA officials, the taskforce will remain at the location throughout the day,” the caption stated.
The decongestion exercise is part of a broader strategy to enforce city by-laws, reduce congestion, and enhance sanitation.
Initially, efforts focused on key locations near the AMA Head Office, including Kinbu Road to Railways, ECG Junction to the King Tackie Tawiah Statue, and Opera Square to Adabraka -areas identified as hotspots for street hawking and excessive traffic.
The AMA has confirmed that the next phase of the operation will extend to Wato Junction to King Tackie Tawiah, Cow Lane, Rawlings Park, Timber Market, and Kwame Nkrumah Circle.
Watch video below
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly Taskforce, with support from National Security officials, has been deployed to the Circle VIP bus stop to prevent traders from returning to the site. According to AMA officials, the taskforce will remain at the location throughout the day.… pic.twitter.com/3HCDOpRWbT
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