The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has fined twenty-one traders at the Agbogbloshie Market GHS 600 each — equivalent to 50 penalty units — for breaching various sanitation and public order regulations.

The offences included selling at unauthorised locations, obstructing public walkways, and blocking access roads with tricycles, popularly known as “PragyIa.”

Those convicted for selling at unauthorised spots and blocking pedestrian pathways 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.

Additionally, Simon Bilah, Daniel Okai, Joe Boakye, and Noah Nassim were fined for using their tricycles to obstruct public roads.

According to the AMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Gilbert Nii Ankrah, the offenders were apprehended during a routine inspection exercise by Public Health Officers aimed at enforcing the Assembly’s sanitation bye-laws.

He explained that the fines were meant to deter other traders from flouting the city’s sanitation rules, adding that the AMA remains resolute in its efforts to promote discipline, cleanliness, and safety across the metropolis.