TMA decongests Tamale metropolis

The Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) on Monday carried out a decongestion exercise in the central business district of the metropolis, to clear the area of unauthorized structures, to make the Tamale city attractive.

The exercise started from the Parks and Gardens at about 0400hours and ended at 0600 hours at the Ghana Commercial Bank building.

TMA trucks carried away demolished kiosks, containers and tables.

Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, the Tamale Metro Chief Executive, led the exercise accompanied by city guards and community protection unit.

He promise to sustain the exercise till the city was cleared of unauthorized structures that had obstructed free flow of vehicular and pedestrian’s movement.

Alhaji Haruna Friday appealed to residents of the metropolis to adhere to laid down rules and regulations in erecting or placing structures to keep the area in good shape.

Issah Musah, the Public Relations Officer of the TMA, said that a 41-member task force had been constituted to prevent people from erecting structures on the pavements.

The GNA observed that though the decongestion was not supported by security personnel, it was peaceful despite complaints by some affected persons, who said they were being deprived of means to livelihood.