Residents of Kanewu-Adjei Kojo in Tema West are threatening to stage a protest on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, over concerns about the sale of land along the Accra-Tema motorway, which they claim could block the community’s only accessible road.
According to the residents, an unidentified developer has acquired the land, which serves as the main route for residents to enter and leave the area, potentially cutting off their movement entirely.
Speaking to Citi News, Charity Saimeh, the Assembly Member for Adjei Kojo, expressed alarm over the situation.
She emphasized that the blocked road is the only way in and out of the community, and any obstruction would severely impact the residents’ mobility.
“The issue over here is that a road reservation that the community uses to apply to Kanewu, all of a sudden, there’s a developer [who] wants to block down the road. And when they blocked the road, it denied access to the community so we are sending a strong warning to the developer and we are pleading to TDC.
“We are sending a strong warning to the developer that he also lives in the community and even if he doesn’t live in the community, this is the only route or way to the Kanewu community.”
She also mentioned that despite reporting the issue to the Municipal office, no action has been taken so far, which has prompted the residents to plan a demonstration.
“So we are pleading and sending a warning to them that they should leave this road so that the community can access the road. We want to demonstrate because I had a call and went to the Municipal office and they informed us that they were also alerted. We’ll be demonstrating because we want this road to be left, this is the only access to the community.”
In addition, a member of the Bawumia Youth Team, Mamudu Bawre Sumalia, urged that the issue should not be politicized. He insisted that the residents’ right to an accessible road must be respected and warned that the community will resist any attempts to block their entry point.
“What is going on here is illegal and it is the right of the people to have access to the road to the community, in case of a fire breakout, where are they going to pass? It’s the only road linking to the community now, we can’t be here as leaders and such a thing will happen. I’m representing my party and this is not a political issue.”