The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA), has commenced an enforcement operation to reclaim bus stops occupied by traders ahead of the Christmas festivities.
The exercise, led by the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, on Monday, November 6, 2026, followed a 48-hour ultimatum issued to traders on Friday to vacate the spaces.
The operation is aimed at restoring sanity to bus stops and ensuring they serve their intended purpose.
The enforcement team began at the ATU Bus Stop and moved through Circle, Telecel Bus Stop, Kingsway, Kantamanto and Rawlings Park, ending at the 31st December Market Bus Stop. Unauthorized trading activities were cleared, and goods obstructing designated bus stop spaces were seized.
Addressing the media after the exercise, Mayor Allotey said the Assembly had given traders sufficient time to comply with the directive before commencing enforcement.
He explained that the operation was intended to restore the designated use of bus stops and provide commercial vehicle operators with adequate space to load and offload passengers.
The Mayor noted that the intervention was particularly important ahead of Christmas, when increased commercial activity and human movement in the city were expected to put additional pressure on road infrastructure and public spaces.
He disclosed that the operation formed part of a broader 40-day intervention to restore order on the city’s roads and reclaim public spaces, specifically bus stops, ahead of the Christmas season.
The exercise, he added, would be extended to neighbouring municipalities, including Ga North, Ga Central, Ablekuma South, Ablekuma North, Okaikwei North and Korle Klottey, emphasizing the need for inter-assembly collaboration in addressing urban management challenges.