Traders who will be found trading on pavement again will pay a fine of 2000 cedis…Greater Accra Reg. Minister.
Story By: Akua Oteng Amponsah
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, has cautioned that traders who will be found trading on evacuated pavement after it has been cleared will have to be charged to pay a minimum fine of 1500 cedis and a maximum of 2000 cedis.
In an interview with the media during today’s joint Tuesday, 20th May 2025 decongestion exercise by the AMA and Korle Klottey Assembly, Madam Ocloo disclosed that there will be a reactivation of their task force, who will be working 24 hours a day.
The said task force, as part of their responsibility, will also draw a red line in between the road to give specific boundaries to limited areas where traders can sell.
“We’re going to reactivate our task force, who, as part of their responsibilities, will place a check on the traders to ensure that they do not cross boundaries where they’re not supposed to sell,” she stated.
She added that traders who will flout restricted boundaries will be fined a minimum of 1500 cedis and a maximum of 2000 cedis.
According to her, leadership in various market areas has likewise been mandated to place a check on the activities of colleagues and will also report to the assembly to ensure that traders comply with the directives given.
“Market leaders will also be responsible for the activities of the market, aside from the task force, to ensure that the right thing is done,” she added.
Speaking on the reason behind today’s operation, Madam Ocloo asserted that before the exercise, having access through the central business district took hours, even by the use of a siren, which shouldn’t normally be the situation.
This, she said, has been a concern to the President, who spoke about it, influencing the decongestion operation today to enhance free movement.
Responding to the traders who wailed over the unavailability of space to trade, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Madam Linda Ocloo, asserted that there are more spaces in the market square for traders to sell.
“We have met the market leadership and we’ve toured the market centers. There are a lot of spaces in between them, and so why can’t they move?” she opined.
Admitting that some few traders do not have trading space, she asserted that selling by the roadside wouldn’t solve the problem of space deficit, owing to the fact that there are other spaces traders could equally sell.
She, however, promised to see to that and a few other concerns of the traders.
