Traders selling on the streets and pavements in Accra have until Tuesday, May 20, to vacate, according to the Mayor of Accra, Michael Allotey.Addressing the media at the AMA City Hall, the Mayor of Accra warned that individuals who flout the directive will be sanctioned by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).“As the mayor of Accra, I cannot allow this to continue. Starting on Tuesday, we will begin the exercise. Please understand, we are not targeting anyone personally.

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“We ask you, please, to move before we arrive. This is a promise I intend to keep. If by Tuesday you have not moved, we will have no choice but to remove you,” the mayor added.According to Mr. Allotey, the exercise forms part of the Mahama-led administration's agenda to improve urban mobility as well as decongest the City. “There’s no time for empty promises,” the mayor declared. “From the day I took office, I made a commitment to myself: ‘I’ll make sure my car is clean.’ It’s a personal promise, but today, I am making that promise to all of us. The streets are not for selling. They are places for cars, not for trade.”“The pavements have become overcrowded, and now they occupy almost half of the streets. If I wait for something bad to happen, they might even turn against the mayor of this city,” he added.The Minister revealed that the decongestion exercise will begin from Okaishie through Circle and Kaneshie. “We are not removing traders simply because we have the power to do so. Our goal is to keep the city clean,” he said. “We have consulted with market women, the GPLTU, and the police. We are doing this to improve conditions for everyone,” he noted.Also in some parts of the country,

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