The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Hon. Linda Ocloo, has paid a working visit to the Tema Traditional Council, where she was received by chiefs and elders of Tema. She was welcomed by officials of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly.

Hon. Linda Ocloo thanked the chiefs and people of Tema for their support to government and reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to addressing development needs in Tema.

The Minister announced that some allocation of streetlights have been made across the region including Tema to restore lighting along ceremonial routes, assuring that all faulty units will be fixed with support from the Ministry of Energy. She further indicated that security would be reinforced during the Christmas season to ensure public safety.

The spokesperson for the traditional council raised several pressing concerns, including severe sea erosion, and the effect of the port expansion at terminal 3, the sale of buffer lands by TDC, issues relating to the West African Gas Pipeline, and allegations of ghost land allocations. Hon. Ocloo urged the leadership to document these concerns formally for submission to the Regional Coordinating Council for onward engagement with the President as the issues are beyond the purview of the Assembly and the Regional Coordinating Council.

The Minister and her entourage presented an undisclosed amount, food items, and drinks to the council.
In a closing remark, the Regional minister thanked the chiefs for their warm reception and reaffirmed TMA’s commitment to stronger cooperation with traditional authorities.