Henry Quartey, a former Interior and Greater Accra Regional Minister, has cried out after being sacked from the collapsed storey building site at Accra Newtown, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region, on March 29, 2026.
According to Henry Quartey, he came to help at the collapsed storey building site, but he was sacked like a goat by the National Security, police and soldiers.
The former Interior and Greater Accra Regional Minister accused security agencies of politicising the rescue mission.
Speaking to the media, Henry Quartey vented out his anger, “I am so disappointed that people are trapped, and we are all trying to help. Wherever I go and stand, they raise issues. After serving this constituency for 12 years, they are now doing politics with this. It is so disgraceful.
“When I was MP, whenever something happened, I collaborated with the NDC to address it. But now that there is a disaster, they are sacking an NPP person. It is very disgraceful. Why? This is bad politics.”
He further alleged that personnel from national security, the police and the military forced him out of the area.
“National security, police and soldiers are sacking me like a goat, and I want the whole world to know. I came to help, but they have sacked me, so I am leaving.
“I am pinning this on the Ghana Police Service. Having served as the Interior Minister before, I believe they have shown misconduct today. It is very disrespectful.”
Meanwhile, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has revealed that three people have died following the collapse of a three-storey building at Accra New Town.
Twenty victims rescued so far have been hospitalised, receiving treatment at various health facilities.
The tragic incident occurred on Sunday at an uncompleted structure within the premises of the Accra New Town Experimental Basic School.
Reports suggest the site was being used by Christian worshippers.
Earlier reports had revealed two deaths, but a recent official update places the death toll now at three.
The Interior Minister speaking at the scene stated, “So far, information that has been cross-checked, double-checked, visited all the hospitals, just to be sure that we don’t give any information that may be far away from the fact”.
“As we all know, it is very difficult for you to go to how many people were in there, but at least with the cross-check from the police and National Ambulance Service,” he noted.
He further added, “The Ambulance Service and their team have been here the whole night, and they’ve done a wonderful job. We are really grateful. Gratitude to the media and everybody that I’ve forgotten to mention”.
The Interior Minister further detailed that 23 people were under the rubble, with 15 females and 8 males, with seven minors.
Muntaka Mubarak further asserted that no minor lost their lives.
“What we can say is that there was a total of 23 people. Unfortunately, we’ve lost three – a male and two females. They’re not able to tell names for now,” he disclosed.
“And thank God, 20 are alive in various hospitals – the Police Hospital, Mamobi and a private facility”.
“Out of the 23, the total number of females amongst them is 15, with eight males. Out of this, we have seven minors, but those who have lost their lives, there’s no minor,” he stated.
Also, Personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and the National Ambulance Service have all been deployed as rescue teams continue to search through the debris.
The rescue teams suggest some victims were earlier heard calling for help from beneath the rubble, but the cause of the collapse remains unknown.
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Former Greater Accra Minister, Henry Quartey claims the security agencies are playing politics with the Accra Newtown Experimental School building collapse. He says he was blocked and sacked by security forces while trying to help. pic.twitter.com/Rcx58sGa2c
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