Her first stop was the Ga South Municipal Assembly where she met with Nananom and other stakeholders, introducing herself as their daughter.

Mrs Adade-Prempeh asked them for their blessings ahead of the upcoming elections for NPP to win.

She then met a gathering of NPP faithful as well as residents within the constituency at Oshieyie.

During her address, she noted that the NPP government led by President Nana Akufo-Addo has done a lot and Ghana needs someone to build on the successes of Akufo-Addo and that person is Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia.

To her, the introduction of Free SHS/TVET has helped a lot of Ghanaian children to go to school.

She noted that but for the Free SHS policy, the dreams of many school-going children would have been dashed.

She has therefore pleaded with the electorate to vote massively for Dr Bawumia and the NPP parliamentary candidate and incumbent MP, Sylvester Tetteh to protect Akufo-Addo’s legacies, particularly free SHS.

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The child slipped off the hands of his father during the struggle of the family to move to safety when rushing water gushed into their apartment on Thursday night.

The water, according to information gathered by Adom News’ Kofi Adjei, broke down the walls and windows of the family house.

Several homes in the municipality were also affected by floodwaters, leaving residents stranded.

Occupants said the entire apartment was filled with water within a few seconds and became extremely difficult for them to move to safety.

The ceiling became the only option for escape but the little boy slipped from the hands of his father and fell.

All efforts to find him became unsuccessful until the water began to recede when he was found stuck in a corner of the room and dead.

Devastated parents of the little boy could not speak to Adom News as they remained in a pensive mood.

Occupants, apart from the loss of their baby, could also not salvage any item.

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Some residents of Broadcasting Lane 5, who were also affected, expressed disappointment in municipal authorities for failing to pull down buildings sited in waterways though they were marked for demolition several years ago.

Living in the community has become a huge challenge and residents have to rely on a ladder to move to either side of the community.
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Five excavators have also been seized in the operation which took place on Thursday.

The persons were arrested in five communities for grading farm crops and destroying farmlands in the area.

The operation, led by the Ga South Security Council, took place at Obom, Domeabra, Ashalaja, Kofi Kwei among others.

In an interview with Adom News, the Municipal Chief Executive, Joseph Nyarni, said the operation followed a tipoff about the ongoing illegality in the area.

Mr Nyarni stated the exercise will continue with the culprits prosecuted to serve as deterrence to others.

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Meanwhile, Assembly Member for Oduman-Soaba Electoral Area, Charles Teye, says the sand-winning activities are killing them and also destroying their road.

He said his life is in danger after he exposed the sand winners to the Assembly. He, therefore, called for security protection.

The six who are mainly artisans were apprehended by personnel from the Weija-Gbawe District Police Command on Wednesday, 18th May 2022.

This was during an unannounced working visit by a Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker.

The six, all men with ages ranging from 25 to 30 years, were arrested for the construction of illegal structures.

The arrest is one of many decisive steps being taken by the Ministry to tackle the issues of encroachment, illegal structure development and sand winning in the earthquake-prone area.

At a media briefing after the tour, Mr Duker stated that the suspects would be handed over to the appropriate authorities for investigation and possible prosecution.

He instructed the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly to work closely with the police to arrest the owners of the various illegal projects in the enclave.

He warned that, the Ministry will clamp down on all illegal activities at the site including sand-winning and the development of unauthorised structures.

The Deputy Minister further issued a directive for the Assembly to as a matter of urgency demolish all illegal structures in the Ga South Municipality which have been established as earthquake-prone areas.

He wondered why people will choose to erect structures and conduct activities at the place despite several warnings by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and its allied agencies.

He said the Ministry will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that lives and properties are protected.

It will be recalled that NADMO in 2017 described parts of the place as ‘imminent risks’ and therefore called for the demolition of illegal structures at the Weija Hills and indicated that the move will help avoid future mudslides as happened in Sierra Leone in which least 499 people were killed.