MP Fumes over Demolition Exercise at Old Fadama amid Lockdown

The Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu, A.B.A. Fuseini says he will ensure that the relevant authorities answer for the recent demolition exercise carried out at Old Fadama which has rendered many persons homeless amid Covid-19 lockdown.

The MP condemned the actions of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in carrying out a demolition exercise in such crucial times.

He added that, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development and Minister for Works and Housing will also be held accountable for the actions of the AMA.

 “I can tell you that as soon as the opportunity comes in Parliament, we are going to call on the relevant ministers; Minister for Local Government or the Minister for Works and Housing or other ministries, to come to Parliament and answer” he said in an interview on Accra based Citi FM.

He added that he will also make a statement on the matter in Parliament if given the chance.

“If there are opportunities, some of us will put statements on the Floor of the House [regarding the demolition] and the matters arising because it encompasses not just the demolition but the consequences and the aftermath of the demolition.”

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Parliament is currently on suspension and will sit later today, Friday to consider the report of the Appointments Committee after the vetting of Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, the Deputy Minister of Health designate.

The demolition was to pave way for the dredging of the Korle Lagoon ahead of the rainy season.

Before the demolition, hundreds of residents of Old Fadama were rendered homeless after fire swept through the slum destroying hundreds of structures last week.