AMA arrests coconut trader for unauthorised use of bus stop as storage facility

Mayor Condemns Misuse of Public Infrastructure Speaking on the sidelines of the enforcement exercise, the Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, expressed concern over what he described as the increasing practice of traders using bus stops, loading bays and other public transport infrastructure as storage and trading facilities.

He disclosed that the Assembly has on several occasions engaged coconut traders operating within the CBD, educating them on proper waste management practices and cautioning them against using public transport facilities and other unauthorised spaces for commercial purposes.

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested a 46-year-old coconut trader for allegedly converting a designated bus stop and pedestrian walkway into an unauthorised storage and trading space, in what city authorities say forms part of a renewed effort to restore order within the Central Business District (CBD).