There is mounting tension at Agbogbloshie in Accra following attempts by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to embark on a demolition exercise that will render about 8,000 people in the area homeless.
The intended exercise will affect about 1,800 structures, stretching from the Railway area behind Accra Brewery Limited to the Agbogbloshie station, close to Sikkens.
Officials of the AMA reportedly stormed the area on Wednesday and began demarcating structures that would be demolished, much to the displeasure of residents, who said they had not been given notice of any such exercise.
The Assembly member for the Korle Dudor electoral area, Ashong Katai, intervened to stop the AMA officials from continuing the exercise and that calmed nerves.