The Greater Accra Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Dennis Nartey Adjannor, has called for sanctions against officials of the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly over continued encroachment within the Densu Delta Ramsar Site.
According to him, the Municipal Chief Executive, the Municipal Works Engineer and spatial planning officers must be held accountable for failing to prevent the erection of new structures in the protected enclave despite previous demolition exercises.
The concern follows renewed flooding in parts of Dansoman towards Malam Junction and Weija after heavy rains, a situation authorities attribute to unchecked construction activities and blocked waterways within the Ramsar site.
Speaking during a tour of affected flood-prone communities, Mr. Adjannor expressed disappointment over the re-emergence of structures in the area after an earlier demolition exercise undertaken by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council.
“I am putting the MCE of Ablekuma West, the Municipal Works Engineer and the planning officers, all of them on the spot. I am going to report to the Regional Minister,” he stated.
“Some of these people must be sanctioned because buildings are not erected in a day. We recently carried out a demolition exercise, now they have sat down and all these buildings have been erected. Look at the flooding that has occurred as a result of the rain today,” he said.
Mr. Adjannor further disclosed that NADMO officials and engineers have been directed to identify and mark structures within the area for demolition.
“I have directed my NADMO Directors and Works Engineers to mark all these buildings down for demolition,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, some residents displaced by the flooding have also blamed the situation on uncontrolled development and the obstruction of natural water channels.
A resident of Dansoman, Boatemaa Sarah, appealed to government to intervene urgently.
“They have sold the lands here to foreigners who are building apartments, blocking waterways and we are now suffering. We plead with the government to address this situation. We are suffering,” she told Citi News. 
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