As part of the Suame Interchange Project in the Ashanti region, authorities have initiated the removal of structures situated along the streets.

The Suame Municipal Assembly had previously issued notices to owners, urging them to relocate and facilitate the contractors' progress.

The ongoing removal primarily targets temporary structures, while the Assembly is concurrently working on addressing permanent structures.

Suame's Municipal Chief Executive, Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, affirmed that owners are cooperating fully with the officials overseeing the exercise.

“We made the announcement two weeks ago, and since this is a project that everyone is expecting, as of Friday, about 80 percent of them had already started relocating. As of Monday, because of how well they were cooperating, we decided to add two more days, which ended yesterday.”

“Less than 10 percent of them were adamant and reluctant to move, so we had to use force. And as soon as we started doing that, the majority of them asked for a few hours to move out,” he stated.

Mr. Boakye expressed gratitude to the structure owners for their cooperation and shared understanding of the project's importance.

“I will thank them because we thought we were going to face a stiffer resistance from them, but it was more like they themselves saw the need for us to have the project done,” he stated.