Linda Ocloo halts construction project beneath 'Spintex' overpass

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Gary Houston 8 hours ago

WHAT SORT OF LAWLESSNESS IS THIS? AS A MATTER OF DETERRENT I ENCOURAGE THE MINISERIES TO SANCTION OR FIRE WHOEVER ISSUED A PERMIT FOR SUCH CONSTRUCTION. THE LAW MUST WORK AND THE OFFENDER ALSO PUNISH SEVERELY.

WHAT SORT OF LAWLESSNESS IS THIS? AS A MATTER OF DETERRENT I ENCOURAGE THE MINISERIES TO SANCTION OR FIRE WHOEVER ISSUED A PERMIT FOR SUCH CONSTRUCTION. THE LAW MUST WORK AND THE OFFENDER ALSO PUNISH SEVERELY.
More Vim 7 hours ago

W E L L. D O N E
MADAM OCLOO!

W E L L. D O N E
MADAM OCLOO!
Thomas 6 hours ago

Congratulations to Linda Ocloo but I bet that both the owner of the structure as well as the officials who approved this act of foolishness will not be appropriately penalized to deter others from repeating the same offences ...
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Congratulations to Linda Ocloo but I bet that both the owner of the structure as well as the officials who approved this act of foolishness will not be appropriately penalized to deter others from repeating the same offences in the near future.

My doubts emanate from the fact that after loudly declaring her ability to install streetlights throughout the streets of Accra in two weeks - more than a year ago, not only has she failed to carry out her promise but even the number of the few existing streetlights at the time, have as at now, further reduced.
Batagbe 5 hours ago

We can make good use of those spaces if they are well planned. I don't see anything wrong with that.

We can make good use of those spaces if they are well planned. I don't see anything wrong with that.
Thomas 3 hours ago

@ Batagbe. What hole did you just crawl out from. I think you should just simy go back to the rural areas where you obviously come from. I am sure that you also don't see anything wrong with openly urinating on the frontage a ...
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@ Batagbe. What hole did you just crawl out from. I think you should just simy go back to the rural areas where you obviously come from. I am sure that you also don't see anything wrong with openly urinating on the frontage abutting the Jubilee House. What the hell is wrong with some of you? Be reminded that we are in 2026 and not 1850. Incredible!!
Thomas 1 hour ago

Madam Regional Minister, I also propose to you and the NDC govt to consider the urgent need to move the geopolitical administration of Kasoa into the greater Accra Region. Economics and common sense dictate the need to do so. ...
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Madam Regional Minister, I also propose to you and the NDC govt to consider the urgent need to move the geopolitical administration of Kasoa into the greater Accra Region. Economics and common sense dictate the need to do so.

For starters, the distance from Kasoa to Accra is a mere 24 km (roughly equivalent to the distance from Accra to Adenta, Ashaiman or Tema - all in the Greater Accra Region) whilst the distance from Kasoa to its purported Central Regional capital in Cape Coast, is about 114 km. Relatively, the distance from Cape Coast to Takoradi in the Western Region, is less than half of that distance.

According to the latest official statistics, the size of Kasoa is deemed to be a very unlikely 108 Sq.Km whilst that of Cape Coast is 122 Sq.Km - approximately the same.

In the same vein, the population of Kasoa is again said to be an unlikely 70,000 whilst that of Cape Coast is also around 108,000. As a long time resident of Cape Coast, off the top of my head, I can however vouch that from what I see on the ground, the population of Kasoa is at least twice that of Cape Coast.

Over and above all these related statistics, it is very clear and obvious that residents of Kasoa are more connected in various ways to the administrative and political capital city of Accra. Indeed, Kasoa has much much less to with Cape Coast than it currently has to do with Accra. The residents of Accra and Kasoa would be much more effectively served - socially, economically and administratively, if the official administration of kasoa were to be relocated into the Greater Accra Region.
Zy 1 hour ago

Batagba,
There's a reason why city planners demacate and preserve "green belt" areas; not just for aesthetic but for our good health. Empty spaces does not mean structures must be put there. Whoever issued the permit must b ...
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Batagba,
There's a reason why city planners demacate and preserve "green belt" areas; not just for aesthetic but for our good health. Empty spaces does not mean structures must be put there. Whoever issued the permit must be punished. This nonsense and lawlessness in our cities must stop. Law enforcement is the only approach to put a stop to it.
Maama the Gonja mafia. 8 hours ago

We don't want any Accra elite to head cocobod.

The Accra people want everything in Accra for themselves. We are demanding same.

He who feels it knows it more. We need someone is a cocoa farmer or whose parents were or a ...
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We don't want any Accra elite to head cocobod.

The Accra people want everything in Accra for themselves. We are demanding same.

He who feels it knows it more. We need someone is a cocoa farmer or whose parents were or are cocoa farmers to head cocobod. Because such a person will understand these farmers better. Because s/he knows what goes into cocoa farming.

Such a ceo will not buy luxurious vehicles on the of back cocoa farmers sweat. And expensive renovation of his office!

Oh, how bad that Ghanaians didn't see this arrogance coming? Transporting his soft chair to cocoa farms.
And the real hardworking farmers were sitting on wood because the Accra elite thinks he is more human being than us, the cocoa farmers.
YES 7 hours ago

Ofui. We are building a NATION, not a tribe so stfu and go way you there, kwaseato!

Ofui. We are building a NATION, not a tribe so stfu and go way you there, kwaseato!
Maama the Gonja mafia. 7 hours ago

You angry because you can't stand the truth..

So you resort to what you know best : insults. Go on. Am not bothered by it.

Days of your projections are over. The era where people can say whatever they want but the other ...
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You angry because you can't stand the truth..

So you resort to what you know best : insults. Go on. Am not bothered by it.

Days of your projections are over. The era where people can say whatever they want but the others can't do same because of where they come from are over.

Get it into your head.

Wish you a nice day.
YES 7 hours ago

Sorry for the insults but we have to start thinking of GHANA 1ST always instead of our tribes. Otherwise our Ghana will never make progress. Thank you and you too have a nice day.

Sorry for the insults but we have to start thinking of GHANA 1ST always instead of our tribes. Otherwise our Ghana will never make progress. Thank you and you too have a nice day.
Thomas 6 hours ago

Sometimes the insults are necessary. Like medication, they serve as shock therapy to wake up people who are still living in the realms of the 16th century. The quality of their opinions actually inflict unbearable disrespect ...
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Sometimes the insults are necessary. Like medication, they serve as shock therapy to wake up people who are still living in the realms of the 16th century. The quality of their opinions actually inflict unbearable disrespect and offense to enlightened readers. It is most painful to realize that there are still Ghanaians who think in this way that indicates that we are still a backward society.
Kweku Tsin 2 hours ago

Odwan ba kurasinii with inferiority complex. You just dehumanized yourself by thinking Accra man is better. Yes, cocoa farmers deserve a fair shake but once they sell their beans to the Government and collect their money, the ...
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Odwan ba kurasinii with inferiority complex. You just dehumanized yourself by thinking Accra man is better. Yes, cocoa farmers deserve a fair shake but once they sell their beans to the Government and collect their money, the cocoa no longer belong to them. YOU DO NOT OWN COCOBOD BECAUSE YOU SUPPLY BEANS TO COCOBOD.
John,Tema 7 hours ago

@ Mama the Gonja mafia
Misfits like you & Agbodza , Minister of Roads are not fit to be part of Ghana. I know of very intelligent Ga boys from Accra Aca who can do better than Randy.

@ Mama the Gonja mafia
Misfits like you & Agbodza , Minister of Roads are not fit to be part of Ghana. I know of very intelligent Ga boys from Accra Aca who can do better than Randy.
Kweku Tsin 2 hours ago

You are not fit to be a Ghanaian, STFU.

You are not fit to be a Ghanaian, STFU.
FunnyGhana 8 hours ago

Which blockhead issued a permit to construct under a bridge. The guy should be sacked without delay.

Which blockhead issued a permit to construct under a bridge. The guy should be sacked without delay.
Nii 7 hours ago

Why shd it take the minister to halt this? Where are assembly engineers and building inspectors? Without the implementation of laws, lawlessness will rein!

Why shd it take the minister to halt this? Where are assembly engineers and building inspectors? Without the implementation of laws, lawlessness will rein!
FACT 7 hours ago

Nii, stop being deliberately obtuse! You know how we roll in Ghana! Our laws don't exist unless and until someone intentionally enforces them.

Nii, stop being deliberately obtuse! You know how we roll in Ghana! Our laws don't exist unless and until someone intentionally enforces them.
Kb 7 hours ago

Does it have to the the Minister to stop this glaring nonsense? . Where are the MCE, Urban roads? Road safety authority? If this can happen in East legon then imagine what can happen in Abokobi ? By the way why can't the big ...
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Does it have to the the Minister to stop this glaring nonsense? . Where are the MCE, Urban roads? Road safety authority? If this can happen in East legon then imagine what can happen in Abokobi ? By the way why can't the big potholes at the atomic junction roundabout be fixed? They are causing major traffic yet it seems there no one at the urban roads department.
Conscience101 6 hours ago

Thank you madam, be vigilant and monitoring these projects closely. Some people do things anyhow.

Thank you madam, be vigilant and monitoring these projects closely. Some people do things anyhow.
Maama the Gonja mafia. 6 hours ago

Apologies accept. Thanks.

Apologies accept. Thanks.
Mensahoo988 6 hours ago

Who at all gave that permit? That is the issue

Who at all gave that permit? That is the issue
Porso 5 hours ago

Well done, honourable minister. It seems are interested in building no matter where the building would be.
It's sheer foolishness.

Well done, honourable minister. It seems are interested in building no matter where the building would be.
It's sheer foolishness.
Jimbo 3 hours ago

Is this not gross madness? Who in his wildest imagination did this with belief that, he could succeed with such stupidity?

Is this not gross madness? Who in his wildest imagination did this with belief that, he could succeed with such stupidity?
Amenyaglo 2 hours ago

Question is who issued the permit and is he or she being questioned?

Question is who issued the permit and is he or she being questioned?
Donatus 1 hour ago

Who did that at all? Building under the bridge? How much did he/she buy the land under the bridge?

Who did that at all? Building under the bridge? How much did he/she buy the land under the bridge?
Shai 1 hour ago

We dont need a whole minister to lead such operations. This is a district level assignment. The dce or mce must be sanctioned. Why didn't they stop the work. Who offered that space and is a building permit granted?

We dont need a whole minister to lead such operations. This is a district level assignment. The dce or mce must be sanctioned. Why didn't they stop the work. Who offered that space and is a building permit granted?
Kwame Angel 23 minutes ago

For once, come commonsense. How do you build a structure under an overpass? Commonsense tells you that this will create unnecessary traffic at and under the overpass. Lawless Ghana. Whoever gave the permit for the contruction ...
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For once, come commonsense. How do you build a structure under an overpass? Commonsense tells you that this will create unnecessary traffic at and under the overpass. Lawless Ghana. Whoever gave the permit for the contruction must be fired tomorrow morning. No investigation required. He or she only took money for the nonsense.
kojo 16 minutes ago

Well done dynamic Regional Minister for your proactiveness.
At times I imagine the level of inertia of some of our MCES. The MCE is disappointing and does not deserve his continuous stay in Office.

Well done dynamic Regional Minister for your proactiveness.
At times I imagine the level of inertia of some of our MCES. The MCE is disappointing and does not deserve his continuous stay in Office.
KofSam 14 minutes ago

Provision of a valid permit for the construction under an over pass does not make the construction legal. Why build under an overpass? The minister must extend her investigation to the lands department and town planning and d ...
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Provision of a valid permit for the construction under an over pass does not make the construction legal. Why build under an overpass? The minister must extend her investigation to the lands department and town planning and dismiss all those who approved the site for the construction work. In Ghana people are building under high tension electrical lines, in waterways , near roads that prevent future expansion , even on highways and on lands that have been marked for inner city streets . Most homes are not accessible by roads because people just put up structures anywhere ignoring town planning laid out plans .

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