NADMO officer pasting a demolishing notice on one of the buildings
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has marked about 95 buildings for demolition in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.
According to NADMO, its assessment revealed that those buildings are dilapidated and pose a great risk to both occupants and residents.
Fifty-six of the buildings are found in Essikado- Ketan, 21 in Sekondi and 18 in Takoradi sub-metros.
Emma Akosua Adu-Boafo with the Manpower and Social Mobilisations Department of NADMO in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis disclosed this in an interview with journalists.
She stressed that the structural integrity of the affected buildings are deemed hazardous, as they could easily collapse on people in their neighbourhoods.
She, however, indicated that the effort by NADMO is being frustrated by supernatural beliefs by some occupants and owners of the buildings.
“Most of these buildings are inherited properties from older generations. And there is a certain belief that one cannot demolish them anyhow.
“So, we are struggling to get the occupants to understand the need for us to demolish them,” she explained.
She continued that notices have been served on the affected households and individuals about the intended demolition.
“However, getting them to comply with the orders has been challenging.
“For some of these buildings, we are unable to reach the owners. For that reason, we have resorted to engage the court to issue orders for this demolition.
“It is our hope that we get the court orders so that we can start the demolition of those houses this year,” Madam Adu-Boafo stressed.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi