Some Laboma businesses given 21 days to vacate Kpeshie Lagoon buffer zone

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to residents and businesses occupying the protected buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at Laboma Beach to vacate the area ahead of a planned demolition exercise.

Leading a tour of the area, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, said the planned demolition forms part of the government's broader strategy to reduce flooding and protect waterways across the region.

According to REGSEC, extensive siltation of the lagoon and increasing unauthorised developments within the buffer zone have contributed to worsening flooding in parts of the Greater Accra Region.