According to him, they have rezoned all wetlands as residential areas for people and this has led to the building in authorised places.

His comments come as assemblies are yet to carry out President Akufo-Addo’s directive on the removal of illegal structures in waterways.

Speaking with Adom News, Engr Boateng called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to effect the recent order to remove all illegal structures from waterways.

He stated it is disappointing to note that several weeks after the president’s order, the MMDAs are yet to implement it.

“My few checks have revealed that none of the Assemblies have made any move to implement the order and it is very sad that a whole President of the Republic will go down to give a directive and the MMDAs won’t obey the order,” he said.

He was of the view that the Ministry of Local Government, the Local Government Services and the Regional Coordinating Council must all ensure that the MMDAs implement the order.

He dared that “if any Assembly says they have gone to these areas to even mark the place for demolition, they should come out and tell us.”

Engr. Boateng also added that if the illegal structures are not pulled down, it will be very difficult for the Ministry of Works and Housing to construct the storm drains in their quest to end the flood menace.

He also bemoaned the lack of proper planning in Accra which has led to construction at illegal locations.

“The President should crack the Whip on every MMDCE who is yet to implement his orders. This will put them on their toes,” he said.

He also expressed worry over the indiscriminate dumping of waste in storm drains and waters by some Ghanaians.

“These people who have built-in waterways, the MMDAs know them. You dare not go there if you are an Engineer. You can’t blame them for that. That is why the MMDAs should rather lead that effort and pull those structures down,” he stressed.

This, according to the President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Henry Kwadwo Boateng, is to help address the issues surrounding the shoddy works in the country.

The issue of shoddy work by engineers has become an issue of national attention since many projects undertaken are destroyed by rains, thus, questioning the value of money.

It is against this background that the general public is being called upon to report engineers who do shoddy work in the country for necessary action and punishment to be meted out to them.

Inducting 110 news engineers in Accra on Friday, Ing.  Kwadwo Boateng charged the newly inducted members to help enhance the image of the institution through professionalism in what they do.

He called on them to be innovative and help address the challenges confronting the country.

The Institution was first registered as the Ghana Institution of Technicians Engineers under the Professional Bodies Registration Decree 1973, (NRCD 143) in 1986 and gazette under Certification Number 23.

It later rebranded into the Institution of Incorporated Engineers in conformity to global trends in the Engineering Profession.

In February 2014, in view of the fast-growing membership, the upgrading skills, and academic qualification, coupled with the challenges to be addressed as a founding Institutional Member of the Engineering Council in Ghana, the Institution again undertook a constitutional review as part of which its name was changed to the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana.