TDC Ghana Limited — commercially oriented real estate developer involved in housing and industrial park projects, dissolved by President Mahama in September 2026.
The government has directed TDC Ghana Limited to recognise and comply with the regulatory authority of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) in matters relating to development control, spatial planning and permitting within the Tema Metropolis. …
President John Dramani Mahama has given the ministers responsible for local government and housing 14 days to develop a framework to resolve the continuing institutional dispute between the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited. …
President John Dramani Mahama has affirmed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) as the highest political and administrative authority within the Tema Metropolis, directing TDC Ghana Limited to comply with the Assembly’s regulations and statutory powers. …
The Office of the President has directed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited to end their protracted institutional dispute and establish a clear framework for working together. …
Tension is brewing in Tema between the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited over the execution of a major government housing project in the metropolis. …
… The development has triggered tensions between the TMA and TDC Ghana Limited, with residents also raising concerns over the use of the land and access to the area. …
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team says the government's dissolution of state-owned enterprise boards is warranted because many boards have failed to demonstrate meaningful impact and are not contributing effectively to state institutions.
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team says the government's dissolution of state-owned enterprise boards is warranted because many boards have failed to demonstrate meaningful impact and are not contributing effectively to state institutions.
The government has directed TDC Ghana Limited to recognise and comply with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly's regulatory authority over development control, spatial planning and permitting within the metropolis. The directive clarifies that TMA is the highest political and administrative authority and relevant local planning authority, while TDC operates as a commercially oriented real estate developer without municipal or regulatory authority.
President Mahama has given the ministers for local government and housing 14 days to develop a framework resolving an institutional dispute between the Tema Metropolitan Assembly and TDC Ghana Limited over development control and building permits. The framework must define roles, working relationships, and address development permitting, infrastructure coordination, revenue, and dispute resolution.
President John Dramani Mahama has affirmed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly as the highest political and administrative authority within the Tema Metropolis and directed TDC Ghana Limited to comply with the Assembly's regulations and statutory powers over development control, spatial planning, and permitting.
The Office of the President has directed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and TDC Ghana Limited to end their dispute, affirming the TMA as the highest political and administrative authority in the Tema Metropolis with responsibility for overall development, human settlements, municipal services, revenue mobilisation and local planning. The intervention follows a dispute over construction at Community One, Sites 3 and 8, where the TMA issued a stop-work order and demolished structures for lack of necessary permits.
President John Dramani Mahama has warned ministers, chief executives, board members and other political appointees that conduct undermining government cohesion, institutional authority or policy implementation will not be tolerated. The warning follows the President's dissolution of nine state institution boards and recent ministerial changes.
President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the boards of nine state institutions with immediate effect, including Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, BOST, VALCO, CBG, Ghana Post Company Limited, Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited, GNPC, and the National Sports Authority. Sector ministers have been directed to implement the dissolutions in accordance with applicable laws, with the boards to be reconstituted in due course.
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has halted a government housing project by TDC Ghana Limited at Site 3, alleging unauthorised development on public land and demanding statutory permits within seven days. TDC Ghana Limited has disputed the Assembly's position in a response dated August 11.
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has halted construction at Community 1, Sites 3 and 8, and moved to demolish structures, saying the development lacked requisite permits and that the land was reserved for a community playground and public facilities. The Assembly says it has no record of any permitting process for the development and that the contractors ignored previous directives to suspend work.
The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU)-Ghana has strongly opposed the proposed sale of a majority stake in VALCO, describing it as a threat to Ghana's strategic national interests and job security. The union staged a peaceful protest in Tema and submitted a petition to the President through the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, arguing that VALCO has made significant operational gains that make the proposed transaction unjustifiable.
Residents of Tema Community One have appealed to the government to resolve a land dispute with TDC Ghana Limited, alleging the company breached a 2014 Memorandum of Understanding by commencing construction on land earmarked for a community playground despite a court injunction. TDC denied breaching the court order, claiming it had not been formally served with an injunction.
Residents of Tema Community One, Site Three and Eight have appealed to the government to resolve a land dispute with TDC Ghana Limited, alleging that the company breached a 2014 Memorandum of Understanding by constructing on land earmarked for a community playground and other public facilities, and claiming that TDC has continued work despite a court injunction. TDC denies breaching any court order, stating it had not been formally served with an injunction.
TDC Ghana Limited's Managing Director appealed to the Nungua Traditional Council to help curb encroachment on the Tema Acquisition Area and Sakumono Ramsar Site, citing land disputes, litigation, and environmental degradation. The company presented a donation and items including a bus to the Council during a visit.
The TDC Ghana Managing Director says the Tema Integrated Industrial Park, an 83.13-hectare facility developed by TDC Ghana Limited, GIADEC, and ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms, will accelerate value addition and attract investment to strengthen Ghana's manufacturing sector and position the country as an industrial hub under the AfCFTA.