{
  "id": 18125760,
  "title": "AMA gives traders 48 hours to vacate bus stops ahead of enforcement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ama-gives-traders-48-hours-to-vacate-bus-stops-ahead-of-enforcement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:10:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ama-gives-traders-48-hours-to-vacate-bus-stops-ahead-of-enforcement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has given traders 48 hours to leave unauthorized bus stops in the city before enforcement actions begin. The aim is to restore order, enhance road safety, and ensure public spaces are used appropriately. The directive follows complaints from commercial drivers about bus stops being blocked, which hampers vehicle and pedestrian movement.\n\nThe AMA explains that hawkers' occupation of bus stops leads to traffic jams and forces commuters to board or alight from vehicles in unsafe spots, raising the risk of accidents. Mayor Michael Kpakpo Allotey has already started enforcement, including removing traders from spots at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Achimota, and parts of the CBD. The Assembly urges traders to vacate designated bus stops and stop trading in areas meant for vehicle and pedestrian movement. They warn that non-compliance will lead to intensified enforcement, including prosecution for reoccupying cleared stops. The AMA remains dedicated to maintaining public order, improving road safety, and promoting the orderly use of public spaces across Accra.",
  "summary": "The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has directed traders occupying unauthorised bus stops across the metropolis to vacate the locations within 48 hours ahead of an enforcement exercise. The directive is aimed at restoring order, improving road safety and ensuring the proper use of public spaces. In a statement, the Assembly said the directive follows concerns […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "AMA gives traders 48 hours to vacate unauthorised bus stops across Accra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ama-gives-traders-48-hours-to-vacate-unauthorised-bus-stops-across",
        "published": "2026-11-04T14:45:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "AMA gives traders occupying bus stops 48 hours to vacate or face prosecution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ama-gives-traders-occupying-bus-stops-48-hours-to-vacate-or-face",
        "published": "2026-11-04T14:47:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}