The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has imposed fines of GH¢600 each, equivalent to 50 penalty units, on twenty-one traders at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation-related offences, including selling at unauthorised locations, obstructing public pathways, and blocking access roads with tricycles, popularly known as “Pragya.”
Those fined include John Koko, Adu Ibrahim, Donald Koku, Anthony Ngambe, Baadal Aku, Christiana Okai, Peter Yayir, Dalodo Elivah, Ofori Amos, Bilidone Jacob, Jacob Basah, and Emmanuel Naja, who were found guilty of selling at unauthorised places and obstructing public pathways.
Others, such as Simon Bilah, Daniel Okai, Joe Boakye, and Noah Nassim, were charged with obstructing public roads with their tricycles.
Speaking after the judgment, Head of Public Affairs at the AMA, Gilbert Nii Ankrah said the offenders were prosecuted after being apprehended by Public Health Officers during a routine inspection exercise at the Agbogbloshie Market aimed at enforcing the city’s sanitation bye-laws.
He said the fines serve as a deterrent to others who continue to disregard sanitation and public order regulations, stressing that the Assembly remained committed to restoring discipline, cleanliness, and safety within the metropolis.
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