Ghanaian musician Itz Tiffany has expressed her disappointment in people who celebrated the demolition of her Box Bar at Laboma Beach saying they have “witchcraft traits”.
In a post on X on September 18, Tiffany said watching people gloat over the losses suffered by the businesses affected was funny.
“And it’s funny watching people jump into comment sections to jubilate over someone else’s downfall.”
She added that “Me nim sÉ› É›kÉ”m yÉ› ya, but being genuinely happy to see another person lose something they worked hard to build is a different level of bitterness. Witchcraft traits.”
She said her earlier comments on Hitz FM about the demolition were misinterpreted, and that some critics had flooded her timeline with insults.
She said the affected businesses never ignored the 21-day notice to vacate, and that they engaged the Assembly and were working towards a solution.
“If demolition was still the final decision, simply tell us to pack up and leave. That is the point. The 21 days passed and nothing happened. If the authorities later decided demolition was still going ahead, another simple communication telling businesses to vacate and remove their belongings could have prevented so much loss. That is my frustration.”
She also said her concerns were not against development.
“My rant was never about saying development shouldn’t happen. My point was simple: if businesses were ultimately going to be demolished, give people the opportunity to remove their property. And considering the circumstances and the losses suffered, I asked the government to consider compensation.”
The Post-Flood Mitigation Taskforce demolished several structures at Laboma Beach, including the Pink Flamingo Lounge, in the La Dade Kotopon Municipality.
The exercise is part of efforts to reclaim the protected buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon and restore natural drainage channels in Greater Accra.
It followed an August 7 directive for the removal of structures allegedly encroaching on waterways and their buffer zones.
