The Ada East District Assembly has contradicted the assertions made by the local miners' association of Songor, refuting claims that its members would face homelessness if relocated from the Songor lagoon concession.Following a December 31 eviction deadline issued by the Ada East District Assembly for Electrochem Ghana’s mining operations, these salt miners were instructed to vacate the Ada East sector of the Songor lagoon concession.

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Despite their resistance to the directive, the District Chief Executive of Ada East, Sarah Dugbakie Pobee, clarified in an interview with Citi News that residential facilities along the concession would remain unaffected.She assured the local miners that Electrochem Ghana is prepared to provide them with whatever is necessary to sustain their livelihoods in the region.

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Pobee emphasized that there is no intention to evict or relocate anyone, and the existing houses will remain in place permanently. She dismissed the validity of the reasons given by the miners, stating that Electrochem is ready to address their needs in exchange for their cooperation, as they aim to preserve the miners' livelihoods.“Nobody is evicting them, and they are not going to relocate anybody.

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The houses that are there are going to remain there forever. The ponds that they are going to create will not affect any house. So the excuse that they are giving is not valid, and I think Electrochem is ready to give them anything they want in exchange for what they are doing because they don’t want to take their livelihoods from them.”

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