The Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr Divine R.K Bosson, has cautioned developers against building in areas earmarked for roads, saying the Assembly would not compromise on the demolition of such structures to ensure standard planning of the city.
Mr Bosson said since 2022, the Assembly had informed those who started building at the foundation level in areas marked for roads to stop, but they had refused and stressed that the Assembly would definitely remove all structures on the roads.
The Ho MCE who made this known when he took the media round roads under construction in the Ho township  and challenges that the Assembly faced in carrying out construction activities, explained that the new roads being constructed would help open up the municipality to reduce traffic as well as ensure proper planning of the city.
According to Mr Bosson, many developers had failed to obtain building permits from the Assembly, and when they are ordered them to stop work because they were either building on roads or building without permit, they refused. The MCE warned that the Assembly would not countenance such acts of lawlessness.
He said the city of Ho was planned over 70 years ago, and that the development plan would still be maintained to ensure that the city becomes one of the best in the country.
According to him, drainage systems would be improved to prevent flooding in parts of the municipality, as experienced 2023, and asked residents to cooperate with the Assembly and to support it to effectively implement its development agenda.
He said as part of the development plan of the Assembly, trees would be planted along roads in the municipality to beautify the city and also maintain its status as the oxygen city of the country.
The Works Engineer of the Assembly, Mr John Ntibre said major roads under construction included the 1.2 kilometres Dave-junction –Barracks road, OLA –top road, charcoal market road and Zion School junction roads, which would be completed within six months.
