Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reclaiming Ghana’s wetlands, defending the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at the Tema Ramsar site as part of a broader national reset.
Speaking during today’s exercise, Madam Ocloo addressed concerns about coordination and visibility, insisting that a dedicated task force has been actively monitoring the area.
“There is a task force in place who has been monitoring the place. The fact that he hasn’t been here doesn’t mean there is no task force”.
She noted that no new structures have been erected since the initial demolitions, describing the progress as encouraging.
“So far, so good. All the buildings that were demolished, we’ve not seen any structure being raised again.”
The Minister revealed that a few remaining buildings are yet to be cleared, after which the site will be handed over to the Forestry Commission for reforestation.
“We have some couple of buildings to demolish. When we are done, we’ll take care of the debris and hand over the place to Forestry to green the entire area.”
Madam Ocloo also addressed public skepticism about the exercise’s legitimacy and coordination with the Presidency.
“We are here. Doesn’t mean we’ve not engaged the President. He’s in support. Trust me, we are resetting the country, and all these things are part of the resetting agenda.”
She cited reduced flooding in certain areas as evidence of the exercise’s impact, and clarified that similar demolitions have been quietly ongoing in other parts of the region.
“Just because people don’t see it on TV doesn’t mean there’s no demolition. NADMO is also handling part of the constituency. The publicity wasn’t there, but the demolitions are ongoing.”
