Demolition at Weija-Gbawe: Assembly pulls down structures on waterways to prevent floods

[@collinsfrimpong2768]

Those who gave them building permit should be hold accountable. Some of the chiefs and assembly members are responsible for this.

[@knowledgeispower9314]

Accra stay by plan. U need to Shane ur eye in Accra. They move to the village

[@omarsterlin8028]

You know sometimes watching this kinda exercises really breaks my heart in a sense that,first and foremost you the individual or the citizen knows for sure that where s/he is putting up a structure is not right but for the sake of I know this person and that person blah blah then the next day is done ✅ YET same people complains of flooding and other natural disasters when it occurs meanwhile we are our own enemies of progress to our motherland Ghana 🇬🇭

[@vidaburgess9401]

Say it again

[@adesaehii8977]

It's painful to see your projects being demolished but but but the flooding rate is unbearable

[@mamajoyce1082]

Get a drones to monitor wet lands and unauthorised places

[@niiashettey750]

There is no free parcel of land in Accra. The indiscipline is too much. People just put structures anywhere and I blame the Assembly’s for not doing their work. The influx of illiterate villagers into the city is another big factor. Most of them cannot read or write, and just wallowing in the quick mud of ignorance. This mentality of these villagers, that they are in Accra, so they can occupy anywhere, and when evicted, then Government should find a place for them must stop. You came from somewhere so go back to your village.

[@Worldtraveler1984]

You can’t blame just villagers. What about the shady land sellers who sell land knowing it’s government owned or using fraudulent documents. I live in America and if you even start to build a fence in your own yard with out going to the city and getting paperwork. It will be torn down within a week. It’s the actual government that has to become active, they have to start functioning like a real government and protect property, liberty 🗽 and rights. Ghana 🇬🇭 is on its way to become the beacon of west Africa but they have to clean house and get there citizens under control simple as that.

[@yawbamoah2217]

The proudness I Dey feel from this comment de3! Those villagers are taken up jobs you feel you are not suppose to do. Jobs you think are too small for you.. then again Accra is not even a city .. that place is a village disguised as a city .. which floods every 2sec bro.. so maybe you should drop the upty act

[@yawbamoah2217]

I agree with you on the 2nd sentence tho

[@nanaama1807]

Exactly

[@akinsolaadenike6664]

honestly I like the way u think, same shit happens here in Lagos too but not in the FCT Abuja

[@ronaldessel9095]

all structures on waterways are being pulled down in Abidjan by the order of thé président

[@kwakubaafi7801]

Where are the waterways? Waterways are Canals, storm drains, drainages, and culverts, they can be built to even divert natural water courses. Where are they? Politicians waste so much money on useless things like campaigns and rallies, inflates contract sums and steal the monies. Yet they punish the poor citizen for natural disasters, where have you built canals and you saw a container sitting on the canal? Eg. Who can site his house or shop on the Nima storm drains? Do your works well and stop scapegoating the hardworking youth. Bunch of buffoons, ostriches and cockroaches!

[@francisamoako5783]

Check your definition of waterways once again.

[@kwakubaafi7801]

@@francisamoako5783 you can give a better definition bro.

[@samuelowusu4755]

@@kwakubaafi7801 water ways are natural path for waters to move freely . In the dry season you might think there is nothing there so you build a house or put a structure there . When it rains your building or structure prevents the water to move freely . This cause the water to find anyway possible to move and can cause flood in the area .

[@kwakubaafi7801]

@@samuelowusu4755 in this case then the entire Accra is a waterway, because Accra has the lowest mean sea level in Gh. In the 1960s, Accra was flooding, where were the containers and buildings on "waterways". Check cantoments and even Labadi, how many times has these places flooded despite been very low lying? The drainage system there is quite good. American House doesn't flood but ogbojo floods, why? American House has quite good drainage systems. In civil engineering waterways are built.

[@samuelowusu4755]

@@kwakubaafi7801 my friend , I don't know the history of Accra . I just made a comment about what is happening now . Our forefathers mismanaged the country and somebody is trying to put it right so support him .

[@pravuiluriel840]

Don't wait for people to put up structures before . The laws must work

[@benjamin1234777]

Naaa who authorize them to put up structures or build there at the first place,u see we do things anyhow

[@ebenezerfrimpong7776]

They also must know that it's unlawful to put up structures without a permit

[@wedjongkwowe4679]

@@ebenezerfrimpong7776 they got permit.

[@ebenezerfrimpong7776]

@@wedjongkwowe4679 who issued the permit to them?

[@wedjongkwowe4679]

@@ebenezerfrimpong7776 the people who issue permit. That’s the assembly of course

[@feifrank3333]

This is very good work

[@TheNiqabiDiaries]

People have been warned over a year but didnt take it seriously. If you dont hear you will feel. Smh

[@raa4909]

Plant flowers and do good greenery. Pavements for pedestrians must be in place

[@kusakuna]

Accra need more demolition. Kafra 🍵

[@Innsidelyfe]

Dubai is built on water with proper planning drainage system.

[@monikyejapheth3251]

Here is not Dubai bro

[@Josephabagye]

Who told you Dubai is built on water ? . It’s a lie

[@hopeimoh4208]

It doesn't rain in dubai.. I live there

[@Rryllis]

Were you there?

[@ohenekwaku7352]

You don't know wat u talking about

[@Rryllis]

You always want the country to be like abroad but never want to change your life styles. Irresponsible people.

[@nanakojo3711]

Government should help them with some funds and if possible, allocate a portion of land for them to resettle

[@Mr101opo]

Funds & land from where?

[@nanakojo3711]

@@Mr101opo be a little bit passionate towards others

[@Rryllis]

Which government? So that they insult the president in the country?

[@kpenkpelewarasta178]

If so then go and put your structure on the motorway so that when its demolished you will be given a place

[@claudebaiden6637]

@@nanakojo3711 has he not been passionate enough? You build at unauthorised area and you want the government to help them? Let's do the right thing and help us all

[@goldenqueen2447]

Please Ghana need big drainages and gutters

[@pee-stone806]

Why wait to tbis point?

[@albertaddai-sarfo9074]

This is my question too. Whiles I don’t agree in breaking the law, why allow them to build? From whom did they buy the land? When the structures were being put up….did any officials visit these sites?

[@derekg3230]

@@albertaddai-sarfo9074 People in the assembly should be fired if we are a serious country.

[@albertaddai-sarfo9074]

@@derekg3230 bro I am building around the Santeo area. When I was applying for my permit I had to go the relevant authority to make the necessary payment. Do you know that they had to sit in my car for me to take them there bcos they didn’t even know where the land was!!!! So many illegal structures have popped up around the area. I asked the guy why they don’t have an office in my area. He couldn’t answer me.

[@doristhankuverymuchobeng5298]

Great job

[@kojothisisclassic2821]

Why will they wait for people to put up these structures before they pull it down.

[@jenniferagyekum5472]

Exactely my point.....building in ghana of late no be easy ooo

[@gideonlord-adem]

Good job. The Assembly has dine WELL

[@Meister_Jedi]

if you don't want to hear, you have to feel.

[@Innsidelyfe]

Make no sense to pull down structure in this hard economic times due to in inflation and high price of food and services.

[@Innsidelyfe]

Building of modern drainage system will reduce the flooding in Accra Ghana.

[@kwannak]

Does it make sense for someone to build a house/structure on a waterway, cause flooding and for another person to lose his/her life and/or property in the floods?

[@kwannak]

Does it make sense to build a house/structure on a waterway and cause floods?

[@kpenkpelewarasta178]

At ashaiman a central mosque is built under a high tention in the name of Allah(holy place) and they are proud

[@kpenkpelewarasta178]

Is it like that in Saudi or Dubai

[@samuelowusu4755]

Some people have built structures around an electric pole .

[@nanaakosua3456]

Where are they going to live?

[@wakaikozy6084]

Somewhere that won't create flooding issues.. I feel sorry for them but they had more than a year to come up with a contingency plan to evacuate. More than a year is quiet generous if you ask me, if this were in Asia, Europe or even Latin America you would be given less than a few months to clear out.. one of Ghana's main problem is environmental indiscipline and ignorance 🙄 , hopefully this will be a start of learning to uphold integrity

[@margaretodoi3377]

What about the Sakumo Lagoon the place that is for all birds around the world came to rest and people are building houses there, the day that sakumo will raise its self its will be dangerous than the places you are demolition

[@arhinejoseph6189]

Thanks for sharing cos sometimes we need a strong hand if it needs doneI wish all marks houses in Ghana specially those in greater Accra areas need taken down but you and I know since someone knows some body in government will be spare why is that?

[@mamajoyce1082]

Stop or regulate the sell of shipping containers . that has increased people putting anywhere

[@okomfoanokye4153]

Any one who survived in Ghana , must not fear hell because hell is better than Ghana aeiiiii which country be this

[@julielartey9352]

Please do your work 🙏 don't listen to these unlawfully people

[@yawofori1464]

Thank you.

[@ebenezerfrimpong7776]

Tolerance zero to any encroachment

[@linzierogers5024]

This is sad but it's a cold world. If you have no resources it's time to develop a strategy for getting some. Get away from any person, place, or thing that stands in your way for getting out of poverty. The world doesn't like the poor. If you don't develop a strategy you will be in the same situation again before long.

[@busumroyaw5409]

Ghana is now working .

[@NextHomeBuildersGroup2024]

Why can’t they also deal with authorities??? Ghana de33 Gyimii saa

[@joanaowusu2831]

The country is fixing now. Law enforcement is the only solution for them.

[@benjaminaggrey1001]

Please pull down Atala's building at old barrier weija. That's the mean problem over there

[@nanaama1807]

Its sad but can we for once help do the right thing? Which country with seriousness sit and let people do things anyhow ? Let Accra work, let Ghana work. Hmmmmm as for the task force de3 only God can reveal their criminal activities.

[@arhinejoseph6189]

The permits were given illegally concern Ghanaian also is the builder responsibility to check with land department b4 putting up structures thnx.

[@kwasiagyei8406]

So this will stop flooding.... we are watching

[@ebenezerfrimpong7776]

Good job done

[@askjuly2691]

Aye asem ooo

[@mercyfrost9869]

They should pls go to sowutoum too..last stop plss

[@kwasikumah3491]

They have placed all developmental projects in Accra ( almost every headquarters of an institution is in Accra). No wonder the place is so choked. Accralization of Ghana.

[@emmanuelagbevey2538]

Pull all the shit down good job clear

[@paakwegyir3165]

See... The problem is from so many angles but my main issue is the buying and selling. No jobs apart from that. Shops and stores are so expensive to rent.. Now in order to solve the problem government must come up with policies that will enable the creation of inside jobs.. Buying and selling is outside and everyone want a space to set up shop.. If jobs that are indoors are created eg packing and packaging small scale factory work etc that will take a lot of people off the street.. Its sad to see people living cut short but it has to be done. The flooding is too much and this is one of the problems being tackled in the right direction....

[@kpenkpelewarasta178]

Bro this small factory matter dea don't bring am We as foolish as we are including me cos am here🇬🇭👈 will prefer to promote some stupid Soo called religious building to those factories At my hood site 2 Tema we have 4 central mosque l church yet it's there that we sell cocaine and wee We like promoting some peoples.way of life and culture than love for our country and later we go there so called Arab country and when we come back we blame our leaders

[@kennedyamevor9959]

You need a proper drainage system, demolition can not solve the program.

[@realface2476]

There is no importance allowing people to put expensive houses and then you come and demolish it when there is a problem. Where were those city watchers when people were building. People has been paid to make sure people don't put structures on unwanted placed. Allowing people to build and Demolished it draws the country back. Not Allowing people to build in unauthorised places move the country forward .

[@abastinaasanti3653]

Are they sure after doing this the flooding will stop? If it didn't stop they r fools

[@knowledgeispower9314]

U are not peppered???

[@okomfoanokye4153]

Aluminum guys will get money oooooooo hmmmm Ghana can the citizens survive from July to December

[@mckelly2155]

How can a squatter have a right..... I can't think far

[@yawbonnah8924]

Demolition without drainage system in the land is nothing

[@joycentow4104]

My brothers and sisters Ghanaians needs Education Education Education Who gave them permission 👀 🤔 😳 😏 🤣 Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Members of Parliament Media Media Media Media Media All are not implementing Government policies and projects Ghanaians must obey laws and regulations But corrupted individuals who don't hold the interest of Ghana at heart misbehave

[@kpenkpelewarasta178]

The education we want is worship God and go to heaven Not the love for our country oo

[@iddrisuzaku6227]

You are the same people who is giving them permit

[@benjamin1234777]

hmmm it's sad some assemblies are not doing their work well

[@JeffreyErnelWilliams-sr4rw]

This is too wrong and immature as country to do this . Go to developed countries we have building on water . Why can't we show the people the standards of the buildings they should put there so long as they have the necessary land documentation

[@alhassansuraji439]

My mother land can at times be seen seen as micky mouse play. Chief and assembly gave out waterways land for token.Town &country planners and building permit officers overshadowed.when rain 🌧 falls resulting flood then victims calls on government to assist.NOW the assembly turns around to clear up the mess it has been taking quarterly tax or dues from pretending to work. So for the past years it had been collecting monies from the victims didn’t the assembly knew they were illegally occupying the space?Now who must we blame as observers the chief, municipal assembly,and the victims

[@8674k]

Sorry it not a nice thing to witness but the regional minister gave you lot ample time to vacate the place but you all pretend you didn't see it. Flooding is killing people and it can't go on! Sorry guys

[@davidjohnson-xo9lv]

THIS IS SHEER WICKEDNESS.......

[@Josephabagye]

It’s not man

[@Josephabagye]

Are you happy with the perennial flooding ? Also destroying people properties..

[@euhan9727]

Stop talking about human face. Apply the law. Any serious country talks about laws not human face

[@okomfoanokye4153]

Aeiiiii Ghana this time the country make hot Aeiiiii Ghana , why our leaders stand n watch them build n come pull down ⬇ hmm is change is long delay war oooooooo Ghana is in danger oooooooo oooooooo