Tourism Minister orders removal of illegal structures around forts and castles

The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie, has called for the immediate removal of unauthorised structures around Ghana’s forts and castles, warning that continued encroachment threatens the preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.

She called for stronger collaboration among traditional authorities, local communities, relevant state institutions and other stakeholders to prevent further encroachment and safeguard the country’s forts, castles and other heritage assets for future generations.

Speaking at a symposium on the Korea-Ghana Heritage Project in Accra, Ms Gomashie said efforts to remove the structures must go hand in hand with sustained engagement with communities living around the heritage sites.