Mamobi residents petition CHRAJ over reported forced eviction plan

A group identifying itself as concerned citizens and property owners at the Maamobi Number 2 Market and Kasoakuda area has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over an alleged six-week eviction ultimatum linked to a resettlement and redevelopment process under the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly.

In a letter dated June 30, 2026, and addressed to CHRAJ, the group said the dispute relates to ongoing stakeholder consultations regarding the proposed Ayikuma resettlement arrangement connected to plans by the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly.

According to the petitioners, a media report published on June 19, 2026, quoted the Municipal Chief Executive as issuing a six-week deadline for residents and traders to vacate their current homes and places of livelihood.

The group claimed that the directive was never agreed upon during stakeholder engagements.

According to them, the alleged action violates constitutional protections, particularly relating to property rights and fair administrative justice.

“At no point of the ongoing stakeholders’ negotiation engagement process was a six (6) week ultimatum discussed or agreed upon.

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"The Municipal Chief Executive is not above the laws of Ghana and therefore can not by pass the ongoing stakeholders' negotiation proccess and make a unilateral declaration in the media when the victims very life of existence, shelter, livelihoods and security are at stake and must be adequately addressed in accordance with the relevant constitutional provisions and a mutual agreement based on a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) is signed before any date can be fixed for eviction and demolition of their properties," they said.

They further insisted that any eviction process must be backed by a mutually agreed framework and formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

The petitioners urged CHRAJ to intervene immediately, declaring the reported six-week ultimatum null and void and ensuring that no eviction proceeds until all resettlement conditions are clearly defined.

They expressed confidence in CHRAJ’s mandate to protect human rights and ensure administrative justice.

“We wish to re-emphasise our confidence in your good offices to effectively adjudicate justice in defence of the victims of this forced eviction and demolition of their properties,” they stated.

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