The Krowor Municipal Assembly has demolished a shrine constructed in the middle of a Coastal Road that also serves as a waterway in Nungua in the Greater Accra Region.
The demolition exercise took place on Monday, May 19, 2025, amidst fierce resistance from some community members.
According to the Assembly, the structure was reportedly approved by some revered traditional authorities. However, the owners are said to have defied an order from the Assembly to halt the project due to its inappropriate location.
Addressing journalists after the exercise, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Paul Afotey Quaye, emphasized that structures in unauthorized places would not be tolerated.
“The rains are coming. We cannot allow structures that are built in waterways to stand. Let me also seize this golden opportunity to sound a caution to all members of our society who are building without permits, and those who are building in waterways, to desist, because the long arm of the Assembly and the law will reach them,” he warned.
“We cannot allow the selfish interests of a few people to override those of the community. That will completely derail His Excellency the President’s agenda to reset the country. Like I indicated before, it cannot be business as usual,” he added.
Mr. Quaye clarified that the demolition exercise was not an attack on traditional authorities.
“I had said earlier that the state and the traditional authority are the twin pillars upon which the survival of our community is built,” he said.
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