Accra Mayor in a group photograph with some police officials
The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has paid a working visit to various security agencies within the metropolis ahead of a decongestion exercise scheduled to begin on February 1, 2026.
The agencies visited included the Accra Central, Railways, Jamestown, Korle Bu, Mamprobi, and Kaneshie security commands, as well as the 31st Makola Metro Fire Station and the North Industrial Area (STC) Fire Station.
Addressing the media after the engagements, the Mayor said the operation would mark a shift from persuasion to strict enforcement, stressing that the Assembly would apply the law fully during the exercise.
The Mayor explained that the February exercise would require coordinated, intelligence-led, and professional support from the security services to ensure enforcement is firm but orderly, and carried out with restraint and respect for the public.
He said the decongestion would target the growing congestion in markets and along major roads, where trading and hawking have spilled onto streets and pedestrian walkways, creating safety risks.
The Mayor added that the Assembly would continue stakeholder engagements and operational planning with relevant departments and partner institutions to ensure the exercise achieved its objectives as well as sustained beyond the initial enforcement phase.
Mayor Allotey appealed to the security agencies to join the Assembly for what he described as the “biggest decongestion exercise” in the metropolis, emphasising that enforcement would be firm and offenders who intentionally breach the law would be sanctioned.
Heads of the security agencies visited pledged their support for the exercise and assured the Mayor of their readiness to collaborate with the Assembly to ensure orderly enforcement and public safety during the operation.