Go Back to Your Hometowns and Farm; Leave Kantamanto For Us’ – Ga Woman to Kantamanto Market Traders

Kantamanto Ga Lands Ownership Dispute

Go Back to Your Hometowns and Farm; Leave Kantamanto For Us’ – Ga Woman to Kantamanto Market Traders

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size"><strong>In a viral video&comma; a Ga woman has called on former Accra mayor Alfred Oko Vanderpuye and Odododiodio MP Nii Lante Vanderpuye to reclaim the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;kantamanto-market-women-start-counting-their-loses-following-the-unexpected-fire-ravage">Kantamanto fire<&sol;a> site lands for the Ga people&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>She claims the land belongs to the indigenous Ga community and not the traders&comma; who are predominantly Akans from the Ashanti and Eastern regions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Expressing frustration&comma; she accused these traders of disrespecting the Ga people and suggested they return to their regions to focus on farming instead&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2025&sol;01&sol;000&lowbar;36RW4RP&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-213661"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The remarks follow accusations by some traders blaming the National Democratic Congress &lpar;NDC&rpar; for the recent devastating fire at Kantamanto&comma; which left many struggling&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The woman’s comments have ignited a broader discussion about land ownership&comma; ethnic tensions&comma; and the treatment of the Ga community in Accra’s commercial spaces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While her identity remains undisclosed&comma; her message has sparked mixed reactions online&period; Some sympathize with her sentiments&comma; citing long-standing grievances over Ga lands&comma; while others criticize her for fueling divisive rhetoric&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This incident underscores ongoing challenges surrounding urban land disputes and inter-ethnic relations in Ghana’s capital&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Check out the video below or visit <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;category&sol;breaking-news">OccupyGh&period;com for more videos<&sol;a> &amp&semi; Kindly Subscribe to our YouTube channel to access more viral&comma; educative &amp&semi; exclusive videos&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>What are your thoughts on this piece&comma; we welcome your views in the comment section below&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"DEfV-vSs8Qs" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

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