By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
Over 5,000 houses within the Millennium City enclave of the Central region are facing imminent demolition due to encroachment activities.
The developer of the Millennium City project, 21st-century Construction Limited hinted that they have secured a court order from the Ofaakor District Court to carry out its planned demolition.
To this end, the management of 21st-century Construction Limited has initiated the first phase of the demolition process, which involves marking the affected housing units for future removal.
Led by a team of over 100 police officers from the Central East Police Command, the developer has begun the process of earmarking the housing units for demolition.
Each marked unit now bears inscriptions signifying impending removal, with the police overseeing the operation to ensure a smooth process.
The Millennium City project developer laments how encroachment activities are affecting its operations.
“If you have seen policemen going around in Millennium City, it is by the order of the court. People are trying to destroy our estate. Most of them are foreigners and because of small money, they are giving us trouble.
Our clients are unable to develop their land when they buy from us. They keep saying I don’t have any land in Millennium City, but I am daring them to come forward with documents. We went to Ofaakor Circuit Court to take a court order to move the encroachers from our land.
Those whose houses have been earmarked must know that this is the first phase of the exercise, the second phase will be the demolition stage. They must either come forward for renegotiation or face demolition,” Kofi Asthma the developer at Millennium said.
The construction company also bemoaned the impact of landguard activities in the area.
“The issue of land guards is disturbing the peace of the people of Millennium City. They demand digging fees, threatening the lives of developers, and making life unbearable for developers,” he added.
