The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Fuseini Faila, has alleged that he received calls from Jubilee House with an official demanding that he stop the ongoing demolition exercise being carried out by the Assembly to remove structures obstructing waterways.
According to the MCE, however, he informed them that he has been assigned to the Assembly to ensure that the right things are done, and that is exactly what he is doing.
The demolition, which forms part of efforts by the Assembly to address flooding challenges in the municipality, follows recent heavy rains that affected several parts of La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly.
Speaking to the media on June 24, 2026, in a video shared by 1957News, Fuseini Faila stated, “They made someone call me from Jubilee House, but I told the person, ‘My brother, you put me here to ensure the right things are being done, and that is what I’m doing.
If you want me to leave it, I can leave it per your directives, but then I will please beg you to come one day and have a look. When you view it yourself, you will then tell me, Faila, go back and do your demolition.’ And that is what we are doing,” the MCE stated.
In related news, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of chiefs who are selling lands in flood-prone areas.
According to the Ga Mantse, Chiefs who are selling lands in flood-prone areas and places that are supposed to remain green areas must be held accountable.
The Ga Mantse touring communities, including Tetegu, Oblogo, Choice and parts of Weija, were hit by flooding following the opening of the Weija Dam spill gates due to heavy rains, and made these remarks.
He added that without strict action, flooding will continue to destroy lives and property every rainy season.
The Ga Mantse, on his tour on Thursday, May 28, expressed deep worry over the continued intrusion of Ghanaians building on natural drainage channels and green belts.
Speaking to journalists during the tour, the Ga Mantse stated, “Chiefs who are selling lands in flood-prone areas and places that are supposed to remain green areas must be held accountable”.
“We believe that everything is on course. What we are asking is that government agencies, the Regional Minister, and the MMDAs enforce the by-laws. Nobody should be allowed to build in waterways. If it is wrong, it is wrong, and we have to deal with it,” he said.
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II acknowledged, “Demolitions are painful, and I sympathise with those affected, but we will have to enforce the laws because these situations continue to cause loss of life”.
Meanwhile, Ing Abdulai Mahama, a road and building consultant, has backed the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, and her team for the ongoing demolition of structures encroaching on the Kepshie Lagoon.
The road and building consultant commended Linda Ocloo for her work so far, adding that the exercise was a necessary step to avert recurring floods in the capital.
According to him, the reclamation of lagoons, streams, and ponds has significantly increased Ghana’s vulnerability to flooding.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Tuesday, January 27, Ing. Mahama stated, “Thumbs up to the Greater Accra Regional Minister and the team for what they are doing. I don’t know the persistence with which Ghanaians move to fill lakes, streams and ponds.
It looks like we don’t want them, yet the benefit of rivers and ponds is that, when we have a large volume of water, they accommodate it and release it gradually into the surrounding dry land”.
“But the more we consume these lakes and wetlands, the more we expose ourselves to massive floods that will inundate the country. On this call, I want to applaud the Minister,” he said.
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@the1957news LIVE | MCE for La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Fuseini Faila, says he received calls from Jubilee House from some government officials intended to stop the demolition exercise. He, however, informed them that he has been assigned to the Assembly to ensure that the right things are done, and that is exactly what he is doing. #the1957news ♬ original sound – The1957News
