La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly

Also known as: LaNMMA

La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly — local government body in Accra that supplies school furniture, orders investigations into market trading practices, and oversees demolition of waterway structures.

2026-05-122026-08-23

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May 2026
12 MayThe Ghanaian Times
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zongo Development Fund and the US-based NGO, I Give Foundation, to construct a modern sports complex for the area. …
LaNMMA signs MoU for sports complex development

Society

Lawyers challenge partial demolition of elderly woman's Oyarifa home

The News

Lawyers for an elderly woman whose residence in Oyarifa was partially demolished are demanding that authorities explain the basis for the action and insist their client was not adequately engaged before the exercise. The lawyers say their client holds a Land Title and building permits for the property, which is neither on a waterway nor within a road reservation, and argue she should have been given an opportunity to present her documents before demolition proceeded.

20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 20 August

Lawyers challenge partial demolition of elderly woman's Oyarifa home
Lawyers for an elderly woman whose residence in Oyarifa was partially demolished are demanding that authorities explain the basis for the action and insist their client was not adequately engaged before the exercise. The lawyers say their client holds a Land Title and building permits for the property, which is neither on a waterway nor within a road reservation, and argue she should have been given an opportunity to present her documents before demolition proceeded.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 17 August

La Nkwantanang-Madina Assembly supplies furniture to 55 schools
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly has provided classroom furniture—including 1,200 hexagonal tables and chairs for kindergarten pupils, 400 mono desks, 400 teachers' tables and chairs, and 12 swivel chairs—to 55 schools ahead of the new academic year to improve teaching and learning.
17 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 13 August

Market traders warn of chemical use to artificially ripen fruit
Traders at Madina and Bohye markets in Greater Accra have raised concerns about vendors using unapproved chemicals to artificially ripen fruits and agricultural produce, and have called on the Food and Drugs Authority to investigate the practice and strengthen enforcement to protect consumers.
13 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghana's food safety regime requires urgent reform, editorial argues
The Chronicle editorial reports allegations by traders in Accra markets that some vendors use chemicals to artificially ripen produce, raising concerns about consumer exposure to harmful substances. The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly has ordered an investigation into the claims, though no independent laboratory testing has been cited to substantiate them.
13 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 11 August

La Nkwantanang-Madina MCE orders chemical fruit-ripening probe
The Municipal Chief Executive for La Nkwantanang-Madina has ordered an investigation into allegations that traders are using chemicals to artificially ripen fruits and other agricultural produce, following concerns raised at a stakeholder engagement with traders from Madina and Bohye markets.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 17 July

Flood recovery operations to continue beyond National Clean-Up Exercise
The Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has assured that flood recovery operations will continue until affected communities are fully restored, saying the two-day National Clean-Up Exercise was only the beginning of a broader sanitation campaign and substantial mop-up activities remain ongoing across flood-affected areas.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Flood recovery operations continue beyond two-day cleanup exercise
Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has assured that flood recovery operations will continue until affected communities are fully restored, saying the two-day National Clean-Up Exercise was only the beginning of a broader sanitation campaign. The Minister toured selected Assemblies in Accra to assess post-cleanup operations including waste evacuation and refuse collection decongestion across flood-affected areas.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 16 July

Flood recovery operations to continue beyond national clean-up
Minister Ahmed Ibrahim says flood recovery and sanitation operations will continue until affected communities are fully restored, with the two-day National Clean-Up Exercise marking only the beginning of broader efforts. He toured affected Assemblies in Accra to assess post-clean-up operations and inspect ongoing waste evacuation and sanitation interventions.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 8 July

Madina Assembly demolishes waterway structures after June flooding
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly demolished structures on waterways at Pantang Village to prevent future flooding following a rainstorm on June 7 that inundated homes and affected traders at Abokobi Market. The MCE warned developers against building on wetlands, which are reserved for water absorption and flood management.
8 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Friday 22 May

Government inaugurates free primary healthcare facility in Madina
Ghana has inaugurated a Madina Market Free Primary Healthcare Post in Accra and plans to construct a CHPS compound by July. The Minister of Health said the initiative, selected for 150 of 261 districts in the first phase, shifts the healthcare system from "sick care" to prevention and early intervention.
22 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Tuesday 12 May

LaNMMA signs MoU for Madina sports and wellness hub
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Zongo Development Fund and I Give Foundation to build a modern sports complex featuring a football pitch, basketball and volleyball courts, classrooms, and children's playgrounds. The facility aims to nurture young sporting talent while combining education, skills development and job creation.
12 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →