Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has called on chiefs who sold portions of the Sakumo Ramsar site to private developers to provide alternative land as compensation for affected individuals.
Speaking after the second day of demolitions at the site, the Minister expressed both satisfaction with the progress of the exercise and empathy for those whose properties have been affected.
“I empathise with them, but they should be able to stay off the Ramsar site so that we can all be free. Let me also plead with their chiefs—if there is a need for them to relocate the lands for the owners, they should do so, so that we will all have our peace,” she stated.
According to Ocloo, while the demolition is painful, it is necessary for the “greater good of all.”
Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) Ludwig Teye Totimeh, whose jurisdiction covers the Sakumo Ramsar site, reported that over 60% of illegal structures have already been cleared. The remaining buildings are scheduled for demolition on Thursday, May 29.
By Day 2 of the operation, demolition crews had reached the water body, clearing a substantial area and revealing an unobstructed view of the river.
The exercise, which began on Tuesday, May 27, is part of a broader government initiative to reclaim wetlands protected by law but encroached upon by unauthorized private developments.
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