Tema Metropolitan Assembly — local governance authority overseeing planning, permitting, and service delivery in Tema, currently in dispute with TDC over development authority.
The Tema Development Company Limited (TDC) has clarified its disagreement with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) over development planning and permitting authority within the Tema metropolis. …
TDC Ghana Ltd has defended its legal authority to undertake development projects in Tema, insisting that its mandate to plan, lay out and develop the city predates the establishment of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) and remains firmly grounded in law. …
President John Dramani Mahama has summoned key officials of the Tema Development Company (TDC) and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) to a meeting to resolve a dispute over an ongoing development project at Community One Site Three in Tema. …
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has asserted its exclusive mandate as the planning and development authority for the Tema Metropolis, saying all physical developments within the city must comply with the assembly’s planning and permitting processes. …
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 Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has halted construction works being undertaken at Community 1, Sites 3 and 8, citing an alleged lack of the requisite permits for the development. …
The Tema Youth Association has expressed support for the Tema Metropolitan Assembly’s (TMA) ongoing demolition of unauthorised structures within designated security zones, especially at the Tema Manhean beach. …
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), in collaboration with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces, has carried out a joint enforcement operation at the Tema Newtown fishing enclave to protect public health and prevent unsafe fish …
… The affected assemblies include Ga East, Ledzokuku, Ayawaso Central, Ga Central, Ga West, Ablekuma North, Ningo-Prampram, Weija-Gbawe, Ga South, Adenta, Korle Klottey, Okaikwei South, Okaikwei North, Tema West, Tema Metropolitan Assembly, La Dade-Kotopon, and Krowor. …
The Tema Development Company Limited and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly are in disagreement over development permitting authority in Tema. TDC maintains it has independent statutory mandate to plan and develop Tema, while TMA asserts that all physical development requires TMA approval under planning and constitutional law; the dispute was triggered when TMA demolished portions of a TDC project at Tema Community One in August 2026 following resident complaints about tree felling and other unauthorized activities.
The Tema Development Company Limited and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly are in disagreement over development permitting authority in Tema. TDC maintains it has independent statutory mandate to plan and develop Tema, while TMA asserts that all physical development requires TMA approval under planning and constitutional law; the dispute was triggered when TMA demolished portions of a TDC project at Tema Community One in August 2026 following resident complaints about tree felling and other unauthorized activities.
TDC Ghana Ltd has defended its legal mandate to undertake development projects in Tema, stating its authority to plan, lay out and develop the city predates the Tema Metropolitan Assembly and is rooted in statutory provisions dating back to its establishment in 1952. The clarification arises amid a dispute between TDC and TMA over an infilling housing project at Community One, Site Three.
President Mahama summoned officials of the Tema Development Company and Tema Metropolitan Assembly to resolve a dispute over an infilling and development project at Community One Site Three. The Assembly ordered TDC to suspend works, citing lack of permit and resident complaints about tree felling, structure demolition, and encroachment on playgrounds and green belts.
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly has clarified that all physical developments in Tema must comply with its planning and permitting processes, asserting its exclusive mandate as the planning authority under Ghana's local governance laws. The MCE said this position applies even to property owners like TDC Company Limited, which must obtain TMA permits before undertaking physical development.
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 Tema Youth Association has endorsed the Tema Metropolitan Assembly's demolition of unauthorised structures in designated security zones at Tema Manhean beach, calling it a step toward restoring order, sanitation, and public safety. The association hopes the redevelopment will attract investment and create employment opportunities beyond fishing-related activities.
The Food and Drugs Authority, together with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana Police and Ghana Armed Forces, conducted a joint enforcement operation at Tema Newtown fishing enclave on July 28, confiscating contaminated fish and educating fish handlers on proper hygiene and safe handling practices. The Tema Metropolitan Assembly also began demolition and cleanup work to improve sanitation in the area.
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.
Monday's torrential rains severely affected 25 communities across 18 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies, leaving thousands displaced and causing deaths and missing persons. Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak told Parliament that damage included widespread displacement, property destruction, and livelihood disruption across several urban areas.
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly's environmental health unit has warned residents against walking through or standing in floodwaters, citing contamination from raw sewage, chemical runoff, factory waste and animal droppings, and hidden physical dangers such as open drains and fallen electrical cables. Exposure to floodwaters increases risk of waterborne diseases including cholera, typhoid fever and dysentery, and stagnant water afterward creates breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
An unidentified man collapsed and died at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly forecourt on Friday morning; eyewitnesses reported a substance coming from his mouth before he lost consciousness. The body has been sent to the morgue, and authorities are investigating the incident.
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly held its first ordinary session, addressing revenue mobilisation, sanitation, infrastructure and service delivery. The MCE noted that internally generated fund collection had reached 13 per cent of target as of March 2025 and the District Performance Assessment Tool score stood at 35 per cent, below the national average.